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2016 Roundup: Alphabet
Alphabet subsidiary GV lost key figures Bill Maris and Rich Miner but Google Capital rebranded as CapitalG and ramped up the size of its investments.
Dec 21, 20162016 Roundup: SoftBank
Despite the departure of company president Nikesh Akora in June, SoftBank continued to invest big in Asian consumer internet and is set to close its $100bn Vision Fund soon.
Dec 20, 2016Big Deal: Symphony sounds out investors
Google-backed Symphony is targeting $200m in a round that will make it the latest company to carve out a place in the instant messaging unicorn club.
Dec 19, 2016Corporates to provide 35% of VC cash by 2025, Telstra report predicts
A paper by corporate venturing unit Telstra Ventures suggests the most effective ways for corporates to invest, and predicts they will make up 35% of venture capital investment by 2025.
Dec 12, 2016Sovereign wealth funds and technology investment
Pursuing Innovation: report from Jerome Engel, Hamid Hamirani, Kathryn Saklatvala
Dec 8, 2016Thelander 2016 CVC Compensation Report
This fourth annual survey was conducted by compensation advisers J Thelander Consulting in partnership with PitchBook, Global Corporate Venturing and Bell Mason Group.
Dec 8, 2016Corporations walk tightrope in buying portfolio companies
"Nearly a fifth of M&A exits by corporate venturing units to parent companies."
Dec 8, 2016The most important trends of 2016
What were the most important trends in 2016? Results from our corporate venturing survey of industry leaders.
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