TDK Ventures started with a minimal team size while it was proving itself and grew it when the portfolio needed more support.

Nicolas Sauvage TDK Ventures

When Nicolas Sauvage, president of TDK Ventures, set up the corporate venture capital subsidiary of TDK Corporation in 2019 his major consideration was keeping the team small.

“Minimising the size allows you to prove yourself with minimum costs.”

“Minimising the size allows you to prove yourself with minimum costs, while being responsive and helpful to entrepreneurs, even before you have a portfolio to…

Kaloyan Andonov

Kaloyan Andonov is head of analytics at Global Corporate Venturing.