Volvo Technology Transfer and state fund Industrifonden sell Illuminate Labs to Autodesk.

Volvo Technology Transfer, the corporate venturing division of Sweden-based car subsidiary Volvo, and state fund Industrifonden have sold the portfolio company Illuminate Labs to US-listed computer-aided design company Autodesk.

Illuminate Labs develops lighting and illumination technology, such as its Turtle and Beast ranges, for computer games and Volvo increased its undisclosed stake in November 2006.

James Mawson

James Mawson is founder and chief executive of Global Venturing.