Industrial

Reasons European venture capital struggles compares to US peers laid bare: the latter caters to the entrepreneur.

In respect of seed and venture capital (VC) funding, Heinz Oyrer posed the statement "The European market is more or less dead but the US is still open" to members of the European Entrepreneurship & Innovation @ Silicon Valley LinkedIn group.

The journey Plastic Logic has taken from a research laboratory in Cambridge, UK, to a new special economic zone just outside Moscow, Russia, via the US, Germany and a swathe of investors from all avenues and geographies says much about how technological innovation is developed and funded in a globalised world.

The below table provides the most influential corporate venturing units for companies in the consumer sector.

The below table summarises March 2011's deal activity with a corporate venturing involvement. For full coverage on each deal every day as well as all other news, visit the rest of www.globalcorporateventuring.com

Steps on the road to being an adept venturer

Tice succeeds founding CEO Sam Goldman D.light Design, who has been named chief customer officer.

Tata Capital's Growth Fund has raised $200m, primarily from third parties, although Tata has contributed about $40m, according to news provider Mint.

Ilseok Yoon, managing director of Samsung Ventures America, said: "Our investment in MasterImage 3D is consistent with our strategy to work closely with established market leaders."

3M New Ventures invested an undisclosed amount in MotionID Technologies but tends to back companies where it is the sole and first institutional investor.