The concerns held by most entrepreneurs and other venture investors about corporate venturing units are outweighed by the positives they can bring.
An anonymous survey by the Venture Connectivity Club, which represents all constituents of an innovation ecosystem, including entrepreneurs, corporate venturers, angels, venture capital firms (VCs), universities, governments and services providers, showed the poor image held of corporate venturing during the first dot.com bubble and its implosion at the turn of the millennium has been broadly turned round.
The industry has shaken off most concerns about whether they will be long-term investors, according to the snapshot poll held during and after…
