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Europe vs the US: where will funding be deployed?
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.
Apr 4, 2011Plastic Logic: flexibility needed in a globalised world
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.
Apr 4, 2011Most influential consumer companies
The below table provides the most influential corporate venturing units for companies in the consumer sector.
Apr 4, 2011Deal round-up: March 2011
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
Apr 4, 2011CyberAgent expands Asian venturing
Japan's CyberAgent will open an office in Taiwan in June. According to news provider Nikkei, CyberAgent will invest $120m in start-ups operating in China and Taiwan this year.
Apr 4, 2011TidalTV rises for $30m round
Venture capital firm New Enterprise Associates (NEA) led the $30m C round for TidalTV, and was joined by fellow reinvesting VC firm Valhalla Partners and Comcast Interactive Capital, the corporate venturing unit of local cable company Comcast.
Apr 4, 2011Radian6 sells to SalesForce.com
SalesForce is paying $276m in cash and $50m in its shares for Radian6. A further $10m in stock and $4m in cash will be issued to founders and will be subject to vesting conditions over two years.
Apr 1, 2011Lansons sups on Cubaka
News provider FusionDiginet said Tony Langham, chief executive of Lansons, would join Cubaka's board and the portfolio company would relocate to Lansons' offices but maintain its independent branding.
Apr 1, 2011WPP promotes Visible Technologies
Joining WPP in Visible Technologies' round were the US intelligence agencies' In-Q-Tel quasi-corporate venturing unit, venture capital firms Investor Growth Capital and Ignition Partners and an angel investor.
Apr 1, 2011CivicScience finds the people with $1.2m
News provider TechCrunch said CivicScience raised $1.2m from marketing research company, NPD Group, national polling company ALR, and angel investor Kevin McClatchy.
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