International study on the strategic use of venture capital in managing innovation

The importance of corporations for venture capital is increasing, especially in respect to the number of deals they are involved in. At the same time, corporate venturing (CV) strategies have shifted from financial to more strategic objectives supporting the innovation process. This shift
has had no impact on the amount of funding but might explain the increasing share of deals with CV involvement, as many innovation-related objectives are based on deal diversity rather than deal size.

The research project, initiated…