Consumer-focused corporate venturers committed a record $21.59bn over 137 rounds in 2016, primarily in consumer businesses, with e-commerce platforms dominating
Our definition of the consumer sector encompasses food and beverages, hygiene and beauty products, apparel and other clothing accessories, e-commerce platforms, consumer electronics and other physical consumer goods.
GCV reported 124 rounds involving corporate investors from the consumer sector between March 2016 and February 2017 – 52 took place in the US, 27 in China and seven in the UK and six in Germany.
Most of these 124 commitments went to emerging enterprises in the consumer sector (50),…
