The Art of Corporate Venture

Basel has quietly built a life sciences ecosystem that’s becoming hard to ignore.

Some 54% of the dollars invested in generative AI startups last year came from funding rounds involving corporate investors. Stock markets are rewarding big corporate gen AI spenders handsomely.

The European VC market is expected to see a boom in secondary sales as investors search for liquidity. But there are a few hurdles to clear in such deals.

From appointing an independent advisory board to hiring an external management team, here are several recommendations for building internal ventures successfully.

Key mistakes to avoid include over-complicating term sheets, not taking time to understand co-investors, leading twice in a row.

Exit values are increasing, crypto funding has seen a resurgence and Singapore has seen a 60% year-on-year increase in corporate-backed funding rounds.

Regulation of generative AI is still shifting, so how should investors place bets on startups? Here are nine things to consider.

More corporate investors are turning to seed-stage investing to get early exposure to new technologies. But it requires a different skill set to what CVCs are used to.

Solar energy and grid storage saw some of the biggest funding rounds as falling prices put these clean energy options into the mainstream.

Smaller corporate venture funds — those with less than $50m — can use their slim size as an advantage if they plan well and have a laser-like focus.

UK corporates invest in the domestic innovation ecosystem less than US, French and German peers. The government is trying to change that.