To make the most of their investment dollar, corporations must ask two questions: when should we invest in start-ups and how much?
Month: May 2010
Call to arms for innovation
America’s innovation engine is running out of gas. Corporations in the US have been slashing internal long-term research and development spending for decades and, most recently, investments in venture capital-backed start-ups. Confronting an increasingly competitive global economy and the emergence of well financed centers of innovation outside of long dominant Silicon Valley, the case for… Continue reading Call to arms for innovation
Call to arms for innovation
Corporations in the US have been slashing internal long-term research and development spending for decades and, most recently, investments in venture capital-backed start-ups but this has to change for their nation’s health.
Companies search for the right venturing formula
At a seminar by UK-based law firm Taylor Wessing, John Bates, adjunct professor of entrepreneurship at the London Business School, said the fundamental reason companies wanted to promote internal and external corporate venturing was to add speed, innovation, flexibility and excitement to the larger business. He said these strategic and operational reasons boiled down to… Continue reading Companies search for the right venturing formula
Companies search for the right venturing formula
Overview of corporate venturing models and latest US data
Corporate venturing suffers tax blows
Corporate venturing funds find themselves inadvertently caught by the global tax and regulatory crackdown on financial services.
Google Ventures unveils its plans
Google Ventures, the in-house venture division of the online search engine company, has this month revealed more of its 16-strong team and said it was preparing to invest $100m a year from its funds. Google Ventures launched last year with $100m, which the firm said had already been invested in 10 companies. Bill Maris,… Continue reading Google Ventures unveils its plans
Innovation Exchange and Time to Innovate
By the European Private Equity and Venture Capital Association, Radisson Hotel, Copenhagen, October 14-15
First Annual We Own It Summit
First Annual We Own It Summit to Explore Women’s Participation in High-Growth Businesses: June 8, New York University, www.weownitsummit.com/agenda.html
US Government Initiatives in Venture Capital and Private Equity
Strategic Venture Association discussion with Randy Mitchell, senior adviser for venture capital and entrepreneurship, US Department of Commerce, June 9, 6.30-9pm, Silicon Valley Bank, California
Free book offer
Receive a free copy of H-I Network’s book, Open Innovation in Action: How to be strategic in the search for new sources of value
A glimpse into the future
Economic upturn bodes well for companies looking externally for innovation through corporate venturing.
Growth can shine if debt is treated like equity
Reducing the tax deductibility of debt interest would reduce asymmetry and influence behaviour. This comment was first published in broadly the same form in the Financial Times in May.
Compensating corporate venture capitalists
Analysis of 13,000 venture capital rounds finds corporate venturing units outperform independent VCs but these returns can be even higher if the in-house teams are paid appropriately.