Venture investors appear to defy the dominant scientific approaches

Many corporations seeking innovation have implemented a venture capital model, but few have taken a serious look at the potential benefits of corporate venture debt.

Observations from studying large multinational companies

Analysis of the importance of lending to venture-backed companies.

Observations from studying large multinational companies by
Johann Jakob Napp, Centre for Technology Management, University of Cambridge

Steven Kaplan, Neubauer family professor of entrepreneurship and finance, and faculty director of the Polsky Entrepreneurship Center, at the University of Chicago's Booth School of Business, and Josh Lerner, Jacob H Schiff professor of investment banking at Harvard Business School, analysis the data behind venture capital's prospects and finds the future brighter than pessimists expect.

To make the most of their investment dollar, corporations must ask two questions: when should we invest in start-ups and how much?

Overview of corporate venturing models and latest US data