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The China-based smart-phone manufacturer backed by Qualcomm and IDG Capital is reportedly eyeing a big round.

The London-based institute is Intel's first research centre and hub looking at how technologies can improve the social and economic development of cities globally.

The new world order aspect comes from how corporate connections are powered.

Roy Williamson, head of Castrol InnoVentures, said: "The judging panel felt that WhipCar's use of a flexible direct-to-peer car share concept was something that Castrol is well placed to bring to life."

The challenge of managing a diverse set of strategic LPs is an area of increasing importance to many venture capital firms.

The amount of the investment was not disclosed.

The corporate venturing groups were certainly impressed by the watchman in this case, as they voted Hijazi's company the "most investable" among the 15 finallists at the competition, held in partnership with American Security Challgenge.

Nick Pendleton, director of corporate strategy and innovation? at Royal Mail Group, told delegates at the Start-Up Britain panel on corporate venturing the platform was part of the state-owned company's growth agenda ahead of what could be a privatisation and flotation next year.

UK micro-processing company Arm's vice president of corporate business development says the UK needs to develop a culture where people want to talk about entrepreneurship at a dinner party.

Corporates plan for electric car future.

This year, in all bar one of the awards, Global Corporate Venturing selected a shortlist and the winner was selected by the magazine's advisory board at the end of March. Editor James Mawson chose the lifetime achievement award.