Many large corporations have made multiple efforts to develop their corporate venturing strategies. New York-listed industrial conglomerate General Electric (GE) has spent more than 20 years working on its own initiatives in this area.
Its latest iteration, GE Ventures, has been highly regarded as an industry leader, viewed increasingly by with other groups as a model of best practice. Its five main units are: equity investing, which invests in and partners startups, GE Licensing, New Business Creation, Healthymagination and Catalyst, its…