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GCV Awards 2016
Celebrating the industry: GCV Awards 2016
The sixth annual Global Corporate Venturing awards are a celebration of the industry and how it helps entrepreneurs, the venture ecosystem and parent companies make the world a better place and deliver on their strategic and financial goals.
May 20, 2016GCV Award: The Intramezzo Talent of the Year - Bertelsmann
Germany-based media conglomerate Bertelsmann has a number of corporate venturing units spanning the world since Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments (BDMI) was set up in 2006 to explore opportunities to work with innovative new businesses in the digital media landscape.
May 20, 2016GCV Award: Software Service Provider of the Year - Salesforce
Since it was founded just before the turn of the millennium, cloud-computing company Salesforce has gone from strength to strength. Its success has, over the past couple of years, led to a high degree of speculation about a potential takeover, with Microsoft thought to have come closest to agreeing a deal with the San Francisco-based firm last spring.
May 20, 2016GCV Award: Financial Services Provider of the Year - Silicon Valley Bank
Given where it is headquartered, it should come as little surprise that Silicon Valley Bank has continued to lead the field when it comes to catering for the venture capital and corporate venturing markets.
May 20, 2016GCV Award: Legal Firm of the Year - DLA Piper
US-based law firm DLA Piper has a specialised international practice dedicated to emerging growth and venture capital, with 200 lawyers in the US and 400 around the world who specifically serve entrepreneurs, technology companies and venture funds by focusing on private equity and venture capital transactions.
May 20, 2016GCV Award: Sub-$50m Investment of the Year - Cruise Automation
In the world of venture capital, where relationships and professional networks have a hugely important role, it might come as a surprise to learn that cold calling still has a part to play.
May 20, 2016Other News
GCV Award: Unit of the Year - GE Ventures
If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, then IBM paid GE Ventures the highest compliment earlier this year when it hired George Ugras as the new head of IBM Ventures.
May 20, 2016Editor's Picks
Celebrating the industry: GCV Awards 2016
The sixth annual Global Corporate Venturing awards are a celebration of the industry and how it helps entrepreneurs, the venture ecosystem and parent companies make the world a better place and deliver on their strategic and financial goals.
May 20, 2016GCV Award: The Intramezzo Talent of the Year - Bertelsmann
Germany-based media conglomerate Bertelsmann has a number of corporate venturing units spanning the world since Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments (BDMI) was set up in 2006 to explore opportunities to work with innovative new businesses in the digital media landscape.
May 20, 2016About us
GCV provides the global corporate venturing community and their ecosystem partners with the information, insights and access needed to drive impactful open innovation. Across our three services - News & Analysis, Community & Events, and the GCV Institute - we create a network-rich environment for global innovation and capital to meet and thrive. At the heart of our community sits the GCV Leadership Society, providing privileged access to all our services and resources.
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