Energy

The venture firm is reportedly "not really spending time" on green tech deals, and has become a broader energy fund.

Toshiba joins Taiwan Semiconductor as a backer of the US-based developer of light emitting diodes.

Soltecture, previously backed by corporates including Intel's corporate venturing unit, Vattenfall Europe and GDF Suez, said it had "extensively explored new financing options".

The South Africa-based development agency reportedly backs a joint venture between the University of Johannesburg's Photovoltaic Technology Intellectual Property company and listed Germany-based renewable energy company Singulus Technologies.

BASF Venture Capital joins other unnamed multinational corporations and Fortune 500 companies backing the China Environment fund managed by Tsing Capital.

The corporate venturing groups were certainly impressed by the watchman in this case, as they voted Hijazi's company the "most investable" among the 15 finallists at the competition, held in partnership with American Security Challgenge.

UK micro-processing company Arm's vice president of corporate business development says the UK needs to develop a culture where people want to talk about entrepreneurship at a dinner party.

Corporates plan for electric car future.

Chesapeake puts foot on venturing gas.