IT

Some 44% of respondents said politics was their biggest worry about investing in China, followed by the difficulty of hiring a local team.

While politicians want to bring tech manufacturing back to western countries, the economics are stacked against it.

Oil and gas companies' profits have risen more than five-fold in the last two years. But investment activities are increasing more slowly.

Startups are always anxious to know if their investors can provide follow-on funding. The good news is, corporate investors a putting aside good reserves for this.

SoftBank helped the on-demand laundry service push its valuation past $250m, a rare occurrence in a sector that's so far failed to catch fire.

Corporate investors must not lose sight of who they are serving, ie the startup, Jim Adler, head of Toyota Ventures told the GCV audience in Tokyo.

Failure rates are high for VC-backed companies, and corporate-backed startups are not exempt. But which have been the biggest recent flops that left corporate investors licking their wounds?

Corporate investors are backing a host of elder-care startups, from those seeking Parkinson's cures to apps aiding mental wellbeing.

Cures for HIV and blurred vision and using cosmic rays to monitor nuclear waste drums are on our list of recent promising university spinouts.

A majority of the corporate investors we polled take LP positions in VC funds, in parallel with direct investing. It is a way to widen their scope.

Why more corporate venturing units are choosing a more independent legal footing for their funds.