Energy

Corporates should prepare an Africa strategy, as early movers like technology companies Intel and IBM are dipping their toes into the region.

Crispin Leick, managing director of Innogy Venture Capital, says: "Enercast addresses a fundamental problem of renewable energies. Fluctuations in the feed in of wind and solar electricity lead to a burden on the grids and ultimately to a level of insecurity with regard to the supply of electricity. The more reliable forecast data is available, the better renewables can be integrated into existing grids and thus into the electricity market. "

On-Ramp said last month $10.1m of a planned $30m round had been raised, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing.

The venture firm backed by Alstom, Solvay Rhodia and Schneider Electric invest in the France-based light emitting diode company.

Ready to lead the continent into global activity.

Drawing on decades of experience in patent litigation, the author outlines intellectual property (IP) as a venture white space by summarising the important trends shaping IP markets and identifying key disruptions on the horizon from new IP businesses.

Just how much attention are start-ups paying to patents?

A change in product development means corporate venturers should review portfolio companies to ensure they have an intellectual property (IP) strategy consistent with their business plan.