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6 quirks of investing in South Korea’s booming startup market
From the preference for face-to-face meetings to startups' over-reliance on government contracts, here are six unique aspects of investing in South Korea.
Nov 8, 2024Smaller corporates embrace venture building
Smaller companies build their own ventures more than larger corporates and the chief executive is more involved with the CVC, according to GCV's Keystone benchmarking survey.
Oct 15, 2024VCs want active, not passive corporate investors
Here's how to make the relationship between a VC and its strategic corporate LPs one that benefits both sides.
Oct 11, 2024How corporate investors can sell themselves to startups
Being humble, bringing your connections and building a good reputation are all part of the art of the "reverse pitch," says Mike Smeed, of InMotion Ventures, the investment arm of JLR, and Martin MacDonald, of weeteq.
Oct 3, 2024Four tips for media-for-equity startup investments
Some 50% of a consumer startup's capital is spent on advertising, so trading equity for ads can save money. Here's how to get those deals to work.
Sep 13, 2024The CVC industry is set up for women and minorities to fail.…
Nichola Bates, head of Boeing's global accelerators and innovation programs, is taking radical steps to improve the gender balance of corporate venturing: she hires only women for her team. And it's not the only way she is shaking things up.
Sep 5, 2024The three things that long-lasting CVCs do differently
"Resiliency-phase" units move away from CEO supervision, invite business units onto the investment committee and make multiple investments in other venture funds.
Sep 4, 2024How to get startups plugged into a large corporation
Design the strategy from the ground up, find out what doors to knock on, and be quietly persistent.
Sep 2, 2024Venture client vs CVC investment — which is the best way to…
Both models are gaining popularity — but which is right for your company? It depends on the business need and the stage of the startup.
Aug 16, 2024Ask the experts — Can we tell the business our portfolio startup will…
Sometimes a startup might directly disrupt the business of a corporate business unit. How much can CVC units reveal about these plans?
Jul 25, 2024How Jaguar Land Rover’s InMotion learned to look beyond the car
Mike Smeed, partner at InMotion Ventures has changed his investment style in the two years he has been running InMotion Ventures, Jaguar Land Rover's investment arm. One of the key things he learned was to look further outside the carmaker's immediate needs. This is what he told GCV about what he had learned.
Jul 16, 2024Five tips for corporates building their own startups
From choosing the right team to lead a new venture to creating a cap table that will attract venture capital investors, here are tips on how to do venture building well.
Jul 12, 2024Big corporations need “fast, cheap and weird” experiments to survive
Elliott Parker argues corporates are bad at innovation because they're optimised for efficiency. Here's what they should do instead.
Jul 10, 2024Ask the experts — How to persuade the corporate to allow outside investment…
Corporate investment teams often need outside advice as a sounding board. Here's how to get the rest of the business comfortable with that.
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