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The Art of Corporate Venture
Corporate venturing increases pace of innovation
Analysis by James Mawson, founder, Global Corporate Venturing and co-author of Transformative Innovation (with Christine Gulbranson)
Mar 17, 2022Analysis: DNAnexus obtains $200m
GV returned for a multimillion dollar round raised by the clinical data software provider, which is part of a space of much interest to corporate investors.
Mar 14, 2022Corporations lead as female investors
The corporate venturing industry is pushing towards a 50:50 split in senior investor roles.
Mar 8, 2022Analysis: Kin ensures $82m in series D
CSAA participated in the first close of a series D round for Kin Insurance, which is part of the broader insurtech space, which has enjoyed the attention of corporate venture investors.
Mar 7, 2022Analysis: Cargill backs Wildtype
Wildtype's series B round is the largest to date for a cultivated seafood developer, helping to open up a new front in the alternative food startup space.
Mar 1, 2022Analysis: Hy2gen pumps $227m
Technip Energies committed capital the hydrogen fuel producer's latest round, while hydrogen continues to make inroads as an alternative energy source.
Feb 21, 2022Hard power threatens venture
A decade's focus on digitalisation leaves physical assets vulnerable.
Feb 17, 2022Managing “forced” technology transfer in emerging markets: The case of China
Major challenges that foreign multinational corporations (MNCs) face when doing business in emerging markets, such as China, can be conceptualized in terms of the risks that host countries' institutions present to them.
Feb 16, 2022An investigation into the investment practices of venture capital firms in China:…
This is a provisional study ahead of a full paper presented at the annual conference of the Institute for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (ISBE) in Cardiff, Wales, in 2021.
Feb 16, 2022Why Do Incumbents Fund Startups? A Study of the Antecedents of Corporate…
Entrepreneurial ventures are an important source of economic growth and technological advance. China is a vibrant entrepreneurial setting, second only to the US in total startup numbers and funding amounts.
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GCV’s Rising Stars and Emerging Leaders 2026The talent pipeline in corporate venturing shows both momentum and staying power, as the industry comes of age.GCV’s Rising Stars and Emerging Leaders 2026
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