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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.

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

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.

Didi Dache, a Chinese taxi booking app, has raised $100m series C financing led by Citic PE and backed by tech giant Tencent.