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The following is an except from an upcoming feature in Global University Venturing which focuses on the relationship between universities and the gaming sector, and the recent acquision of Oxford spin-out NaturalMotion by games developer Zynga.

News editor Quentin Carruthers reports on deal activity during January.

Gregg Bayes-Brown, news editor of our sister title Global University Venturing, looks at how Canada is trying to ensure it stays on top of innovation despite worries this aspect of the economy is under performing.

Venturing in the services sector was on a roll last year, as
the intermediaries that help the business world function
capitalised on their strong relationships.

Care.com, a USAA-backed marketplace for housekeeping and care services, raised $91m in its IPO, with a capitalisation of $723m.

A summary of some of the most active corporate venturing units last year, with the link to our 2013 data supplement.

The Microsoft Ventures Accelerator in Beijing China has selected the 19 start-ups that will participate in the fourth Beijing Accelerator class taking place in January. Accelerator Participants receive an average $250,000 worth of resources.

Kazan, a Russian city in Tatarstan, two hours drive from Moscow, is pulling out all the stops in an effort to become the go-to computer science cluster in eastern Europe.

Google Ventures, Intel Capital and Qualcomm Ventures, three of the world's leading corporate venturing investors, made 160 new investments between them and achieved at least 44 exits in 2013, as detailed in this roundup of their 2013 roundups.