Gerald Schumann chaired a discussion with speakers including Swisscom Ventures’ Dominique Mégret and AP Ventures’ Andrew Hinkly on managing strategies and interests in funds with multiple corporate LPs.
Month: May 2019
GCV Symposium 2019: Hybrid CVC initiatives and strategic LPs in a deep tech world
Shiva Dustdar and Peter Cowley joined Mark Wilson to talk about whether adoption of the hybrid fund model is increasing in the corporate venturing space, particularity in the healthcare sector.
GCV Powerlist 2019: #1 Jeffrey Li
The top 25: Jeffrey Li, Tencent Investment
GCV Powerlist 2019 Introduction
Introduction to the Global Corporate Venturing Powerlist 2019 by James Mawson, editor-in-chief
GCV Powerlist Awards 2019 Contents
Global Corporate Venturing’s top 100 Powerlist 2019
CEO Quotes for the Powerlist Nominations
For the GCV Powerlist 2019 awards on May 23 at the House of Commons at the end of the GCV Symposium at County Hall, London, here are some of our favourite nomination quotes.
GCV Powerlist 2019: #2 Rajeev Misra and Marcelo Claure
The top 25: Rajeev Misra and Marcelo Claure, Softbank
GCV Powerlist 2019: #3 Larry Illg
The top 25: Larry Illg, Naspers Ventures
GCV Powerlist 2019: #4 Young Sohn
The Top 25: Young Sohn, Samsung Electronics
SoftBank wades into Wangdiantong investment
Wangdiantong has received a $14.5m capital injection from the $300m China Ventures Fund I, established last year by SoftBank Ventures Korea and TPG Growth.
GCV Powerlist 2019: #5 Nagraj Kashyap
The Top 25: Nagraj Kashyap, Microsoft Ventures
Wild Earth forages $11m
Mars Petcare-backed vegan dog food producer Wild Earth has collected $11m in a series A round that took its total funding to $16m.
GCV Powerlist 2019: #6 Jacqueline LeSage Krause
The Top 25: Jacqueline LeSage Krause, Munich Re Ventures
GCV Powerlist 2019: #7 William Taranto
The Top 25: William Taranto, Merck Global Health Innovation