Start-up News

• Corporate venture arms invested more money in start-ups in 2015 than in any year since 2000 — Corporate venture groups invested over $7.5 bil in 905 deals to high-growth start-ups, accounting for 13% of all VC dollars and 21% of all deals in 2015
• VC capital investment dropped in Q4 2015 while corporate investment held steady
• Companies are pursuing start-ups to get access to aggressive technology and out-of-the-box thinkers