...of business administration at Harvard Business School. For CVCs, “a slower-but-steady approach makes far more sense.” His comments are echoed by Scott Lenet, president of advisory firm Touchdown Ventures, who...

...should seize the opportunity. Scott Lenet is President of Touchdown Ventures, a Registered Investment Adviser that provides “Venture Capital as a Service” to help corporations launch and manage their investment...

...approximately 20 corporate venturing funds for corporations including AmerisourceBergen, Allegion, Avery Dennison, Bentley Systems, Colorcon, Kellogg’s, Masco, Olympus, Tegna, T-Mobile and ScottsMiracle-Gro, among others. Scott Lenet, Touchdown’s co-founder and president,...

...Scott Lenet, co-founder and president of Touchdown Ventures who was part of Global Corporate Venturing’s Powerlist 2020, will help lead the unit’s investment efforts. “Inx is a very interesting corporation...

Will Geiger, principal, Touchdown Ventures Scott Lenet, president of Touchdown Ventures, said: “With approximately a decade of venture capital experience, Will is one of Touchdown’s highest performing team members and...

Global Brain Japan-based Global Brain oversees multiple vehicles for domestic corporates including 31Ventures, JGC Mirai Innovation Fund, KDDI Open Innovation Fund, Kuroneko Innovation Fund and Sony Financial Ventures, for real...

...retail, real estate, sustainability and industrial technology. Scott Lenet, president of Touchdown Ventures, commented: “With approximately a decade of venture capital experience, Will is one of Touchdown’s highest performing team...

...Scott Lenet indicates that “the original vision for our firm included the idea of multiple CVCs investing together, each adding distinct value for any individual startup”. We may be seeing...

...the covid-19 pandemic” Scott Lenet, president at Touchdown Ventures “We expect 5G to fuel a new era of innovation and have a greater impact than any previous generation cellular network....

...to recapitalise existing portfolio companies and then exploring new investment opportunities. A recent survey conducted by Touchdown Ventures and shared by Scott Lenet at the last GCV Digital Forum suggests...

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In 2014, Scott Lenet co-founded Touchdown Ventures, a venture capital firm which manages corporate venture capital (CVC) programs for numerous companies including professional services provider Aramark, adhesive material producer Avery...

...was to “evangelise the idea that CVC is here to stay”. Touchdown Ventures president Scott Lenet and partner Beth Kearns ran a short poll during their session, Shifting Gears: Commercial...

...corporate venturing can take and how to engage with a wider set of stakeholders. The core message to “evangelize the idea that CVC is here to stay”. Scott Lenet, president,...

...communication with the parent company. “For both strategic and financial goals, the corporate organisation has to be involved,” he concluded. This was seconded by Scott Lenet, co-founder of Touchdown Ventures,...

Scott Lenet, co-founder of Touchdown Ventures, a venture capital firm which manages funds on behalf of corporates, and Mike Redding, senior vice-president of corporate strategy and head of Accenture Ventures,...

...environment where there is more capital available for VC investment than ever before, any advantage that can help an investor win deals is important.” Scott Lenet, president of Touchdown Ventures,...

...mindset. This approach can help build trust and support – critical elements for success, both strategically and financially. The authors would like to thank Mike Devlin, Ryan McRobert, Scott Lenet...

...Capital One Ventures and Scott Lenet, founding president of VC firm and corporate fund manager Touchdown Ventures. Opinion was divided on the immediate prospect of an economic downturn. Despite cooling...

...Mawson returned to the stage to moderate a panel on risk, return and collaboration featuring Jaidev Shergill, senior vice-president of CVC vehicle Capital One Ventures and Scott Lenet, founding president...

Jaidev Shergill, senior vice-president of financial services firm Capital One’s corporate venturing arm, Capital One Ventures, and Scott Lenet, founder and president of venture capital firm Touchdown Ventures, spoke at...

...other CVC divisions, investment banks, private companies and private and growth equity firms. Scott Lenet, founder and president of venture capital firm Touchdown Ventures, followed Thelander’s presentation with a talk...

...downturn was the best time to invest as “the good will survive and valuations are lower”. Scott Lenet, a co-founder and president of Touchdown Ventures, summarised each session, including using...

...performance of public companies with a corporate venture capital function. Touchdown Ventures president Scott Lenet contributed to this article, which is an edited version of an article first published on...

...of corporations with venture capital programs; hopefully we will find additional patterns that reinforce the value of this essential innovation function. Scott Lenet (scott@touchdownvc.com) is President and Eric Budin (eric@touchdownvc.com)...

...you know it. Scott Lenet is president of Touchdown Ventures, a Registered Investment Adviser that provides “Venture Capital as a Service” to help leading corporations launch and manage their investment...