Energy

The concerns held by most entrepreneurs and other venture investors about corporate venturing units are outweighed by the positives they can bring.

Case study on how venturing with Morse helped turn Monitise into a success.

The energy company backed by corporate venturing unit Energy Technology Ventures and venture firm Kleiner Perkins raised $26.5m in venture funding between November 2006 and May 2011.

Aquamarine has obtained funding from corporate and governmental sources as it looks to develop its marine energy technology.

Robert Hagerty joins IControl Networks after similar role at Polycom.

Wattbox's technology detects when homeowners are away through a smart meter and automatically adjusts the heating controls leading to a 15% decrease in energy and hot water costs.

Alongside BeCitizen, Cobepa and La Compagnie Benjamin de Rothschild, BeCapital has commitments from mostly European families with industrial backgrounds.

GE is launching its Ecomagination Challenge in China along with seven venture capital partners, together providing $100 million to back innovations in gas power, including natural gas, biogas, shale gas and coal bed methane gas.