Intel Capital, Echo Health Ventures and Fenwick & West shared advice on how to prep an investment team for a tough funding climate.

NGP Capital’s second fund produced six unicorns and top quartile returns while navigating significant change at Nokia, its corporate partner. Managing partner Paul Asel shares 6 insights others can take from the experience.

ABB Electrification has learned a lot about working effectively with startups in the three years since it started the Startup Challenge programme.

Strong internal networks help corporate investment teams get better results. Chad Bown, of BP, and Nicole Lapointe, of Capital One, shared tips on building them.

Corporations are playing a bigger role in supporting new entrants to the venture industry.

Most corporate investors (74%) employ capital directly from the balance sheet of their corporate mothership but there are many variations.

The number of $1bn plus CVC funds has increased, but most still work with less than $200m.

Keeping the investment committee small and lean appears to be the norm and c-suite executives are usually included.

A majority of the corporate investors we polled take LP positions in VC funds, in parallel with direct investing. It is a way to widen their scope.