The Art of Corporate Venture

When will China overtake the US for innovation funding for entrepreneurs, if ever?

Portfolio company leaders gather in London from the Anglo-Dutch consumer goods company's corporate venturing unit.

Corporate venturing dealmaking is on track to return to pre-credit crunch levels this year.

Research by Global Corporate Venturing and US trade body the National Venture Capital Association gives some insights into career development prospects in the sector.

A record number of corporate venturing funds have been raised this year.

Welcome to the Global Corporate Venturing analysis of 2011, where we pick out the biggest themes as decided by the people who count - the corporate venturing heads and those in the related ecosystem.

The company was currently talking with other venture capital firms to pursue joint investment opportunities, allowing it to participate in bigger deals.

The Spain-based phone operator is now tapped into the most important dealflow in technology around the world, after moving into Israel and Silicon Valley.

Corporates invest through the storm in Europe's penninsular

Part II of the Bell Mason Group's analysis for how to manage a corporate venturing group