Venture capital invested $$1.8 billion in UK-based companies in 2013. In contrast, capital raised from the sale of VC-funded companies amounted to $2.2 billion.
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Venture capital invests in new advertising models
The world of advertising has been one of the hardest hit by the crisis, as it is one of the activities with the most reduced business budgets. Despite this, venture capital has opted for new advertising models, almost all of which are based on mobility.
Freelance recruitment platforms merge
The recently merged Anglo-Saxon freelance recruitment platforms, Elance and oDesk, have received more than $130M in venture capital investment. Spanish-speaking leader Nubelo has raised $1.7M to date.
Sovereign wealth funds investing in technology and industrials
Sovereign wealth funds are no longer looking exclusively at assets linked to the commodity or financial services sectors, as they did in the past. They are investing in "alternative" assets, beyond fixed income or equities, such as real estate, infrastructure, private equity and even technology start-ups.
Investment in big data continues to grow
The management and exploitation of big data is seen as a key to the development of competitive advantage in many industries. A multitude of companies have emerged that have developed core technology or vertical applications that have found strong support from venture capital.
Latest investments in "disease diagnostics
Biotech companies are developing new systems to test for diseases as early as possible. Venture capital is no stranger to this trend and in December alone more than 15 financing operations were made, in a field dominated by corporate venture capital from pharmaceutical companies.
Video" is the content of choice for investors
On the internet, video content is increasingly becoming the preferred format for consumers. This trend has not escaped Spanish venture capital, which has invested in several companies that work with video.
American venture capital active in the telecommunications sector
The fourth quarter of 2013 saw the largest number of mobile venture capital deals in the US. Investments have gone to large companies such as Uber, Flipboard, and Snapchap, but also to seed capital firms.
Analysing the mobile app market in the USA
According to a study by CBinsights, the average time an app spends in the top 1000 in the iTunes store is 23 days. There is also a wide variation depending on the sector targeted.
Venture capital invests in "access and identity management".
Hackers and hackers are making the digital world an increasingly dangerous place. This is bad news for businesses and states, but not so bad news for innovation hubs like Silicon Valley where cybersecurity is once again attracting the attention of venture capital.
Venture capital investing in home and furniture ecommerce
Last year, investments in ecommerce companies led activity in the new technologies sector. Some of them have in common their relationship with the furniture trade or with the home. Cabiedes was present in the most significant ones.
Abra Invest advises Morera&Vallejo on the purchase of "El Correo de Andalucía".
After a month of uncertainty about the viability of the project of Seville's oldest newspaper, the Morera&Vallejo Group finally acquires the ownership of the media outlet and offers guarantees for the future of the 53 employees. A...