In a recent poll of corporate venturing industry leaders, we asked what the most important trends were in 2021 and sought their insights into the big opportunities that 2022 may have to offer.
Author: James Mawson and Kaloyan Andonov
Talking heads: The biggest opportunities for 2022
In a recent poll running in October and November of corporate venturing industry leaders, Global Corporate Venturing (GCV) asked what would be the biggest issues for 2022
Subsector: healthcare IT and administration
A decade or more after setting up the golden age of corporate venturing units were set up with a focus on life sciences and healthcare, such as US-listed conglomerate Alphabet’s GV (formerly known as Google Ventures) and US-listed drugs company Merck’s Global Health Innovation Fund (GHIF), and the returns have surpassed many expectations.
Subsector: AR & VR
Apple last week introduced AirTag, “a small and elegantly designed accessory that helps keep track of and find the items that matter most with Apple’s Find My app”.
The big trends of 2020 in corporate venturing
What was the most important technology trend or trends in 2020?
New highs for hydrogen
Formed in the Big Bang, hydrogen is the most abundant element in the known universe and believed to comprise about 75% of matter. Hydrogen, therefore, is seen as one of the key elements in targeting net zero carbon emissions.
GCV Digital Forum 2.0 shows global strength
The GCV Digital Forum 2.0 last month combined Global Corporate Venturing’s regional and sector events – GCV Asia Congress, Synergize and Energy.
Disruptive opportunities with genuine relevance to insurance
GCV spoke with Michaël Niddam, co-founder and managing director of Kamet Ventures about the intersection of health care and insurance tech.
GCV musters CVCs at its first digital forum
Global Corporate Venturing hosted its first virtual conference, GCV Digital Forum, on June 3 and 4 with a special networking space and ideas challenge.
The big issues for 2020
In our annual survey of corporate venturing industry leaders, we asked what the most important trends were in 2019 and sought their insights into the big opportunities of 2020.
What was the most important technology trend in 2019?
150 World of Corporate Venturing survey respondents’ thoughts on the top tech trends of 2019
Tech in focus
This taster from the World of Corporate Venturing survey shows which technologies corporate venturers have their eye on
Japan builds on tech foundation for VC growth
Its technology sector is the bedrock but the innovation boost the country needs is beginning to happen.
The future for $100m rounds and the innovation economy
It has been a remarkable decade for innovation capital. More than $1 trillion of venture capital had been invested by the end of last year, according to data provider Pitchbook, driven by corporations engaging in more than half that total, according to GCV Analytics.