Industrial

26 – 100 in alphabetical order: Lily Yeung, Molex Ventures

26 – 100 in alphabetical order: Michael Young, Caterpillar Ventures

With the growing focus on food sustainability, University of California (UC) Santa Barbara-founded food preservative developer Apeel Science is a particularly apt selection for the Technology of the Year award.

Four innovative companies were introduced by their corporate backers to detail how they are looking to impact the transport and mobility sectors.

Members of science incubator Unit DX have obtained $25.5m of capital altogether since launch in 2017, with many of its residents hailing from University of Bristol.

Akron-founded resilient titanium production outfit Precision Surface Science is sounding out potential angel investors as it looks to target industries including automotive, transport and medical devices.

Farm e-commerce company On the Slope has won support from Kyoto University’s KU-iCap, with the funding allocated for expansion in several Asian countries.

Venture capital is commonly referred to as a people business. Intel Capital, the corporate venturing unit of technology company Intel, has adopted that approach more than most by accessing a diaspora of former employees to help syndicate deals, and thousands of entrepreneurial executives it has backed over nearly 30 years.

Sector analysis: Media

Results of the Global Corporate Venturing founders pilot survey conducted in March and April 2019.

Overview of the Global Corporate Venturing Connect corporate venturing meeting in Madrid, hosted by IESE Business School.