Q&A with Aldi Adrian Hartanto, vice-president of investments, MDI Ventures

Q&A with Robert Guenther, head of corporate venturing, Henkel Tech Ventures

Q&A with Irene Gómez, director, Telefónica Connected Open Innovation

Q&A with Tarik Galijasevic, managing director, ASV

Q&A with Heri Diarte, head, SE Ventures

Q&A with Suzanna Chiu, head, Amadeus Ventures

Entrepreneurs have traditionally looked for five things from their investors: capital, customers, product development, hiring and, eventually, an exit. Getting customer feedback as quickly as possible has been well-understood thanks to professor Steve Blank and author Eric Ries’s work at the start of the past decade and built into the National Science Foundation’s i-corps platform. But making it a reality is still challenging.

Q&A with Josh Berg, director, Magna Innovation Ventures

Q&A with John Banta, president and managing director, Blue Venture Fund

Q&A with Ore Adeyemi, managing director and head, HSBC SII