Richard Osborn, managing director of Telus Ventures (pictured), spoke to Kaloyan Andonov about the evolution of the venturing fund under his management, its interest in healthcare as well as the most exciting trends in telecoms

What is the overall investment thesis at Telus Ventures?

It is no secret to the readers of GCV that the importance of corporate innovation is increasing and that corporate venture funds drive deeper and more productive engagement in the entrepreneurial ecosystem. Our investment thesis is that our organisation can perform better over the long run if we find, fund and support high-potential innovations. We need to do our job well to help our organisation defend core…

Kaloyan Andonov

Kaloyan Andonov is head of analytics at Global Corporate Venturing.