The food maker and asset manager is one of the few Central American companies to step into venture capital.
Author: Fernando Moncada Rivera
Fernando Moncada Rivera is a reporter at Global Corporate Venturing and also host of the Global Venturing Review podcast.
Tishman Speyer amasses $108m to date for proptech fund
Having raised its target from $150m to $165m, Tishman Speyer is roughly two-thirds of the way to its goal raise.
CVC creates little shareholder value, says Stryber’s Alex Mahr
Because minority startup investments don’t bring control or IP, they are of limited use for corporate innovation.
It’s not just the money: the growing importance of VC platform jobs
A decade ago there was hardly a name for it. Today venture capital platform roles are a crucial way for investment firms to attract startups.
CVC Unplugged: Is CVC really the best approach?
Corporate VC is not the ideal tool for bringing innovation into the mothership, says Stryber’s managing partner.
CVC Unplugged: HG Ventures sees a circular future for industry
HG Ventures’ Ginger Rothrock and Meghan Hunt join the pod to talk about the sustainable future of industry and connecting startups to motherships.
CVC Unplugged: Investing in fun with Convivialité Ventures
What’s it like to invest in having a good time? Stéphane Longuet, head of Pernod Ricard’s corporate VC unit, joins the show to talk about it.
Forming your board is a game of strategy. Here’s how to play.
Every startup will need to give away board seats, but founders can shape the boardroom for success – here’s how.
M Ventures looks to AI to drive medicine and materials forward
Merck Group’s CVC managing directors Owen Lozman and Hakan Goker speak about the transformational power of machine learning in pharma and materials science.
Corporate LPs boost Zacua Ventures construction tech fund target
The construction tech-focused VC fund has attracted a slate of big names the building trade.
CVC Unplugged: How Merck Group’s CVC is closing in on hard-to-treat diseases
M Ventures’ managing directors Hakan Goker and Owen Lozman explore the future of biotech and frontier technology.
CVC Unplugged: Construction tech opens door to big returns
The founding partner of Zacua Ventures, Juan Nieto, joins the pod to talk about the large returns that are possible from technology adoption in the highly fragmented construction industry.
CVC Unplugged: Why CVCs should report to a CFO
EnBW New Ventures managing director Crispin Leick talks about why CVCs should focus on financial performance and become limited partners in other funds.
Corporates drawn to Brazil’s fast-growing venturing market
Delegates’ optimism was palpable at the 7th annual GCV’s Corporate Venture in Brasil conference in Sao Paulo last week.