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<pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 16:10:37 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>BBVA takes Radius of small business world</title>
<link>http://www.globalcorporateventuring.com/article.php/6361/bbva-takes-radius-of-small-business-world</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Spanish banking group BBVA invests undisclosed amount in Radius, US-based provider of small business data intelligence.
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<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Callidus lures two strategic investors</title>
<link>http://www.globalcorporateventuring.com/article.php/6360/callidus-lures-two-strategic-investors</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Callidus Biopharma, Inc., a US development-stage biotechnology company focused on creating breakthrough biologic drugs for a range of orphan diseases,&hellip; ]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Google, IDG gain currency with OpenCoin deal</title>
<link>http://www.globalcorporateventuring.com/article.php/6359/google-idg-gain-currency-with-opencoin-deal</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Google Ventures, the corporate venturing unit of Google, and IDG Capital Partners, have joined existing seed backers in OpenCoin, a US company developing&hellip; ]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Devonshire rises up with $12m Cloudant deal</title>
<link>http://www.globalcorporateventuring.com/article.php/6358/devonshire-rises-up-with-12m-cloudant-deal</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Devonshire Investors, the corporate venturing unit of mutual fund manager Fidelity, has invested $12m alongside Rackspace Hosting and Toba Capital in Cloudant,&hellip; ]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>RelayRides takes Wheelz for a spin</title>
<link>http://www.globalcorporateventuring.com/article.php/6357/relayrides-takes-wheelz-for-a-spin</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Google-backed RelayRides, a San Francisco-based neighbour-to-neighbour car-sharing service, has acquired rival Wheelz for an undisclosed amount, it has&hellip; ]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Foley Ventures raises $2.6m for second venture fund</title>
<link>http://www.globalcorporateventuring.com/article.php/6356/foley-ventures-raises-2.6m-for-second-venture-fund</link>
<description><![CDATA[ US legal firm Foley & Lardner LLP has reported that its Foley Ventures Fund II, a venture capital fund exclusively dedicated to investing in or with Foley&hellip; ]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>CyberAgent teaches Mana.bo to grow </title>
<link>http://www.globalcorporateventuring.com/article.php/6355/cyberagent-teaches-mana.bo-to-grow-</link>
<description><![CDATA[ CyberAgent Ventures has an eye for e-learning companies marking its latest investment in Mana.bo, an online whiteboard service, the third company in the&hellip; ]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Japan corporate investors paint pretty picture for Mind Palette</title>
<link>http://www.globalcorporateventuring.com/article.php/6354/japan-corporate-investors-paint-pretty-picture-for-mind-palette</link>
<description><![CDATA[ SMBC Venture Capital, the venturing unit of Japan’s Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, was joined by Dentsu Digital Holdings, Mitsubishi UFJ Capital,&hellip; ]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Fuji books first deal with Smarteducation</title>
<link>http://www.globalcorporateventuring.com/article.php/6353/fuji-books-first-deal-with-smarteducation</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Fuji Startup Ventures, the corporate venturing unit of Japan-based Fuji Media Holdings, has made its first investment out of its fund. The target company&hellip; ]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>SAP dials in landmark India IPO and exit </title>
<link>http://www.globalcorporateventuring.com/article.php/6352/sap-dials-in-landmark-india-ipo-and-exit-</link>
<description><![CDATA[ SAP Ventures, the corporate venturing unit of global software group SAP, will soon realize its investment in Mumbai-based Just Dial Ltd, an India local&hellip; ]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Alibaba steers $294m into AutoNavi; Ma to launch US start-up fund</title>
<link>http://www.globalcorporateventuring.com/article.php/6351/alibaba-steers-294m-into-autonavi-ma-to-launch-us-start-up-fund</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Alibaba Group, China’s largest e-commerce company, has made a strategic play into the e-commerce and logistics markets with an agreed proposal to acquire&hellip; ]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Firm behind River Island backs Hut Group</title>
<link>http://www.globalcorporateventuring.com/article.php/6349/firm-behind-river-island-backs-hut-group</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Lewis Trust Group joins investors in backing online retailer The Hut Group. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Business Growth Fund backs Magma</title>
<link>http://www.globalcorporateventuring.com/article.php/6348/business-growth-fund-backs-magma</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Pipeline manufacturer secures backing of Britain’s bank-backed Business Growth Fund. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Spirax-Sarco takes stake in Econotherm</title>
<link>http://www.globalcorporateventuring.com/article.php/6347/spirax-sarco-takes-stake-in-econotherm</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Engineering group Spirax-Sarco acquires 30% in Econotherm (UK) for £1m. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Big Deal: Google Ventures' M&A help</title>
<link>http://www.globalcorporateventuring.com/article.php/6363/big-deal-google-ventures-ma-help</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Google Ventures' fifth arrow in its quiver - helping its portfolio companies and their mergers and acqusitions strategy. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Power brokers connect</title>
<link>http://www.globalcorporateventuring.com/article.php/6362/power-brokers-connect</link>
<description><![CDATA[ We’ve more than 250 corporate venturing Power Brokers registered for our Symposium this week with aggregate corporate revenues of more than $3.5 trillion&hellip; ]]></description>
<pubDate>Sun, 19 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>YCharts funding climbs $3.9m</title>
<link>http://www.globalcorporateventuring.com/article.php/6350/ycharts-funding-climbs-3.9m</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Morningstar and Reed Elsevier-backed stock trading tool provider YCharts takes total funding to $8.6m with series C round. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Bloom balloons funding by $130m</title>
<link>http://www.globalcorporateventuring.com/article.php/6346/bloom-balloons-funding-by-130m</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Credit Suisse participates in $130m boost for Bloom Energy, the US-based maker of renewable-energy fuel cells. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>BioAmber revisits IPO terms</title>
<link>http://www.globalcorporateventuring.com/article.php/6345/bioamber-revisits-ipo-terms</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Lanxess-backed converter of feedstocks into chemicals revises IPO terms. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>RTP Ventures re-backs GridGain</title>
<link>http://www.globalcorporateventuring.com/article.php/6344/rtp-ventures-re-backs-gridgain</link>
<description><![CDATA[ US affiliate of Russia-based IT investment conglomerate Ru-Net backs real time big data processing business again. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Bitcoin business gets $5m backing</title>
<link>http://www.globalcorporateventuring.com/article.php/6343/bitcoin-business-gets-5m-backing</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Coinbase raises $5m thanks to VC Union Square and Meyer Malka's Ribbit. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Geldof fund makes first investment</title>
<link>http://www.globalcorporateventuring.com/article.php/6342/geldof-fund-makes-first-investment</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Bob Geldof’s 8 Miles African private equity fund makes its first investment with $5m of seed capital. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Google’s Startup Lab adds second partner</title>
<link>http://www.globalcorporateventuring.com/article.php/6341/googles-startup-lab-adds-second-partner</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Google’s Ken Norton joins program dedicated to fostering new companies. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Start-ups of a feather flock together</title>
<link>http://www.globalcorporateventuring.com/article.php/6340/start-ups-of-a-feather-flock-together</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Digg spin-out Wefollow snaps up Aol spin-out about.me. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Google-backed Nest Labs buys MyEnergy</title>
<link>http://www.globalcorporateventuring.com/article.php/6339/google-backed-nest-labs-buys-myenergy</link>
<description><![CDATA[ US thermostat maker backed by Google swoops in on MyEnergy. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>3M backs Zephyr Technology again</title>
<link>http://www.globalcorporateventuring.com/article.php/6338/3m-backs-zephyr-technology-again</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Zephyr Technology Corp raises $2.4m from trio including return backer 3M. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Cardio3 BioSciences raises €19m</title>
<link>http://www.globalcorporateventuring.com/article.php/6337/cardio3-biosciences-raises-19m</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Grifols-backed Cardio3 Biosciences completes series C round. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Microsoft mulls Nook Media</title>
<link>http://www.globalcorporateventuring.com/article.php/6336/microsoft-mulls-nook-media</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Microsoft mulls offer to acquire Barnes & Noble's tablet and e-book business and a rival to Amazon’s Kindle – report. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Facebook in talks to buy Waze</title>
<link>http://www.globalcorporateventuring.com/article.php/6335/facebook-in-talks-to-buy-waze</link>
<description><![CDATA[ Social networking company in talks to acquire Qualcomm-backed traffic navigation app. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>CapLinked boosts series A round to $2m</title>
<link>http://www.globalcorporateventuring.com/article.php/6334/caplinked-boosts-series-a-round-to-2m</link>
<description><![CDATA[ US virtual data room start-up CapLinked raises $2.1m from consortium of VCs and entrepreneurs. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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