VIDEO: ‘Downturn is a chance for CVCs to prove themselves’

Aug 19, 2022 • Kim Moore

Nicolas Sauvage, president of TDK Ventures, says the economic downturn is an opportunity for corporate VCs to show they are patient capital and will continue to invest in the right entrepreneurs.

Kim Moore

Kim Moore is the editor of Global University Venturing and deputy editor of Global Corporate Venturing and produces video for the website.

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