While corporate investing has many similarities to traditional venture capital investment, at its essence it’s a different beast. There are different elements to consider, different priorities, different (and typically, many more) stakeholders, and a whole host of added complications.

Corporate investors have strategic goals as well as financial, and strategic goals are much harder to measure and prove. They have a complex web of relationships to manage (both external and from a range of directions internally) that can result in fruitful results for all involved but can also cause serious headaches.

Corporate innovation has the power to change the world when it’s done right.

Done badly, it can become a money pit lined with bad blood.

For an in-depth guide in all things CVC, Corporate Venturing: A Survival Guide is essential reading.

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