Energy

General Compression, which counts energy companies Duke and ConocoPhillips among its backers, has attracted more funding to take its series B round to $60m.

Solyndra bankruptcy protection filing comes after failure to secure bridge financing from the US Department of Energy and other backers in late August.

Global opportunity with other top-tier partners gives the China-based media and internet conglomerate an edge to maintain its local dominance.

Turnover of corporate venturing professionals in media has been relatively high compared with that in other sectors, but attempts are being made to encourage diversity, according to Global Corporate Venturing data.

Explosive growth of Chinese media company to 190 million users aided by corporate venturing backers.

Education has left behind the chalk blackboards for more interactive technology.

Created but never destroyed, the media industry is going through seismic change and relying on corporate venturing to see the way through.

Innovation. It's in the DNA at Procter & Gamble (P&G), the world's largest fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) company.

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