Comment from Ali Farahanchi, vice-president, Danhua Capital
Established companies in technology-enabled industries such as software, telecoms, pharmaceuticals and semiconductors have used corporate venture capital as a lever to access and screen technological advances, and to drive innovation outside the traditional firm boundaries.
Recent years have witnessed emergence of a new wave of corporate venturing funds that increasingly interact and compete with traditional venture capital firms in the entrepreneurial ecosystem.
This thesis examines entrepreneurs’ rationale for raising capital from corporate investors. Through the analysis of an online survey…
