Industrial

Chevron Technology Ventures extends series A funding to $8m for industrial asset monitoring company.

The reality is that the key to building an important and valuable company usually lies somewhere in between meddling and focus.

Healthcare uses corporate venturing defensively as Google unveils Calico deal with Art Levinsohn.

Cambridge University seeks to commercialise temperature sensor.

Biotech Biome signs knowledge transfer agreement with Warwick.

University of Queensland spin-out Nexgen Plants raises AU$2m ($1.86m) funding round to tackle viral infections in crops.

Earlier this year The Korea Capital Market Institute estimated that the government measures there to support angel investors and start-up companies would initiate a subsequent 4.3 trillion won increase in venture investment over the next five years. And with angel investor data also rising, deal flow is naturally buoyant. But the impatient exit culture of this market could be setting up entrepreneurs and investors alike for failure.

South Africa media and internet services firm, Naspers, is not pulling out of the Indonesia and Philippines online service markets, despite the corporate investor having to bite the bullet and close two sites in those markets earlier this year. Two strong brands in the classified sector has proved that the right strategy works in any market.

Manchester demonstrates international attraction of graphene as US graphene startup Bluestone Global Research announces its first European base.