The Art of Corporate Venture

Mike Smeed, partner at InMotion Ventures has changed his investment style in the two years he has been running InMotion Ventures, Jaguar Land Rover's investment arm. One of the key things he learned was to look further outside the carmaker's immediate needs. This is what he told GCV about what he had learned.

From choosing the right team to lead a new venture to creating a cap table that will attract venture capital investors, here are tips on how to do venture building well.

Elliott Parker argues corporates are bad at innovation because they're optimised for efficiency. Here's what they should do instead.

The change in government in the UK could bring a bigger focus on boosting spinout numbers and more investment in electricity grid upgrades.

The second quarter of 2024 has seen a boost in corporate exits, a rise in corporate seed stage investing, and an increase in deals in the media sector.

Alongside fintech and consumer startups, this sector has seen the most startups go into administration since 2022. These are some of the reasons why.

Indian stockbrokerage Zerodha was one of the early entrants into the country's startup ecosystem. Now, it says, the next big era of Indian CVC is coming.

Corporate investors are leaning into the ways they are different from VC investors and reaping the benefit in a tricky investment climate.

Humanoid robots have gone from theory to reality thanks to advances in AI and falls in component costs — and corporate investors are interested.

South Africa's strong fintech sector, financial and regulatory systems make it an opportunity for foreign investors, but local corporates need to help seed the startup ecosystem.

A seven-figure investment from Navigare AB will help double the team and set up hubs in Silicon Valley, central Europe, India and China.