The Art of Corporate Venture

Australia has one of the world's most mature university investment ecosystems, thanks to large pensions funds, Uniseed and royalties from wifi.

Nichola Bates, head of Boeing's global accelerators and innovation programs, is taking radical steps to improve the gender balance of corporate venturing: she hires only women for her team. And it's not the only way she is shaking things up.

"Resiliency-phase" units move away from CEO supervision, invite business units onto the investment committee and make multiple investments in other venture funds.

From partnering with other universities to working with an existing external VC fund, here are models for universities to consider.

Design the strategy from the ground up, find out what doors to knock on, and be quietly persistent.

University venture funds remain a rarity among the top research universities in the US and in Europe — here are the reasons why and how thigns might change.

How long should a secondment be? How do you set the right learning goals? Here is what corporates should consider before sending a team member to spend time with a VC partner.

The recommendations by UK research organisation Onward are aimed at increasing venture capital investment for underfunded technology transfer offices outside the Golden Triangle.

The number of funds is the same but European ones cover multiple universities — and the US still creates more university spinouts.

Both models are gaining popularity — but which is right for your company? It depends on the business need and the stage of the startup.

The US stood out as July continued a strong summer for corporate venture activity on the back of AI penetrating more industries, according to GCV data.