Podcast Archive

July 18, 2022

Greg Larkin: Punks & Pinstripes

Every corporate venturing and corporate innovation programme is about to face what Greg Larkin likes to call the “f*** you, pay me meeting”. This is…

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July 25, 2022

Carlos Kokron: Qualcomm Ventures

Carlos Kokron is vice-president, managing director and head of Americas investments for Qualcomm Ventures, the corporate venturing unit of Qualcomm, the developer of semiconductors and…

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August 01, 2022

Hector Shibata: Arca Continental

August 02, 2022

Hector Shibata: AC Ventures

Hector Shibata is the head of AC Ventures, the corporate venturing unit of beverage distributor Arca Continental. In addition to a deep dive into AC…

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August 08, 2022

Gonzalo Galindo: Cemex Ventures

Gonzalo Galindo is the head of Cemex Ventures, the corporate venturing unit of construction materials company Cemex. Having been at the helm of the CVC…

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August 15, 2022

The evolving landscape of corporate impact investing

Global Corporate Venturing features editor Rob Lavine joins the pod to talk about the shifting models corporate VC’s are employing for their impact investment activities.…

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August 22, 2022

Anand Kamannavar: Applied Ventures

Technology can only get as advanced as the materials that make it up, and things are moving fast. Anand Kamannavar is the global head of…

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August 29, 2022

A growing corporate appetite for nuclear fusion

GCV’s very own Kim Moore joined the podcast to speak about her new feature article on nuclear fusion, exploring the advances that have made it…

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September 05, 2022

Gustavo Cavenaghi: Kortex Ventures

Gustavo Cavenaghi is the head of investments at Kortex Ventures – a CVC unit jointly backed by no less than three corporate limited partners, namely…

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September 12, 2022

What background should CVC hires have?

The economy may be cold but CVC teams are growing and hiring. But what should you look for in candidates? What traits and attributes are…

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