The Art of Corporate Venture

Our project to highlight the outstanding women working in corporate venturing now focuses on the UK.

When portfolio companies start talking to each other, value compounds faster than capital.

Corporations building ventures to hold for their cash flows must maximise the probability of success while shortening the time and decreasing the cash needed to validate profitability.

From tracking commercial partnerships with startups to providing VC-style compensation, here is what long-lived CVCs have in common.

Visiting a new city for work and pleasure? Each month, GCV publishes its Investor's Guide to..., as we get the inside track from local VCs.

Milan is Italy's style capital, but also hosts a thriving startup scene, strong in B2B, fintech and applied AI. This is where to make the best startup and investor connections in the city.

More companies are choosing to become customers of startups rather than invest in those companies as a way to bring short-term innovation into their businesses.

GCV readers were drawn to stories on AI and defence as well as articles outlining how the CVC sector is changing.

When energy tech VC firm Future Energy Ventures spun off from E.ON, it had to learn how to mix the needs of corporate and financial investors.

Seed-stage funding rounds have become bigger and more competitive, and many smaller funds are now shifting towards even riskier pre-seed investing.

The most successful CVCs have business development teams dedicating to connecting startups with the parent company. This is how they operate.