Industrial

This is a version of a presentation first shown at the Corporate Venture in Brasil conference, hosted by Apex-Brasil in partnership with Global Corporate Venturing earlier this month.

Peter Nagler is leaving Evonik Industries, where he was head of international innovation, for a position at Singapore's AStar.

3D mapping technology developer Paracosm, which had received $3.3m in a 2014 round featuring iRobot, has been acquired for an undisclosed sum.

Merck Group, Air Liquide, Samsung and Panasonic have contributed to a $10.5m round that took the metallisation technology developer's total funding to more than $46m.

That these companies are still accessing the public markets indicates investors are taking a view that future probity will not necessary follow past behaviour.

As General Electric's chief innovation officer, Siegel will retain responsibility for its corporate venturing unit, GE Ventures.

Special report by James Mawson, editor-in-chief, with thanks to Pramila Mullan of Accenture Ventures for the notes of the roundtable

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