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Five 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, 2024

UK Labour party win: Promise of spinout support and a Great British…

The change in government in the UK could bring a bigger focus on boosting spinout numbers and more investment in electricity grid upgrades.

Jul 5, 2024

Corporate-linked exits rise to the levels of Q1 2022

The second quarter of 2024 has seen a boost in corporate exits, a rise in corporate seed stage investing, and an increase in deals in the media sector.

Jul 5, 2024

Fraud, debt and licensing: five reasons CVC-backed healthcare startups went bust

Alongside fintech and consumer startups, this sector has seen the most startups go into administration since 2022. These are some of the reasons why.

Jul 3, 2024

Rainmatter seeded India’s startup sector and now prepares for next act

Indian stockbrokerage Zerodha was one of the early entrants into the country's startup ecosystem. Now, it says, the next big era of Indian CVC is coming.

Jul 1, 2024

Five trends for corporate venture in 2024

Corporate investors are leaning into the ways they are different from VC investors and reaping the benefit in a tricky investment climate.

Jun 28, 2024

Humanoid robot startups attract corporate investment

Humanoid robots have gone from theory to reality thanks to advances in AI and falls in component costs — and corporate investors are interested.

Jun 26, 2024

Corporate AI funds: The list

Wondering which corporate venturers have specialist investment funds for artificial intelligence? Here is the list of traditional funds and new units, offshoots and accelerators.

Jun 25, 2024

CVC is key to making South Africa a startup hotspot

South Africa's strong fintech sector, financial and regulatory systems make it an opportunity for foreign investors, but local corporates need to help seed the startup ecosystem.

Jun 19, 2024

First rise in US corporate-backed startup funding rounds for two years

Corporate funding for startups is rising globally as well, with sectors such as as cybersecurity and healthcare seeing the most activity.

Jun 6, 2024

How SC Ventures learned to build ventures on an industrial scale

SC Ventures, the innovation arm of Standard Chartered bank, has gone big on building its own startups. It has launched more than 15 so far and always has a pipeline of 30 projects.

May 17, 2024

Where are the Canadian CVCs?

Only 6% of large Canadian corporations invest in startups — and most of their spending is directed abroad, according to a new survey by Deloitte Ventures.

May 14, 2024

Follow-on investments need to become a CVC norm

Not doing follow-on investments will ruin a corporate investor’s reputation — and that of their portfolio company too. Here’s how to avoid that situation.

May 10, 2024

Nine steps to get a corporation to think like a smart VC

Stanford professor Ilya Stebulaev has a step-by-step guide to get companies into the venture mindset. Step one: if you want a home run, you can't be afraid of striking out.

May 7, 2024
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Aug 14, 2024
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GCV Institute: CVC Investment Programs
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GCV Institute: Landing the Value of Corporate Venturing
Oct 18 -
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GCV Executive Leadership Forum 2024
Oct 24, 2024
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Corporate Venture in Brasil 2024 – International Delegation to Brazil
Oct 28 -
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São Paulo (Brazil)
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GCV Connect: Germany 2024
Oct 29, 2024
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