Kaloyan Andonov and Maija Palmer

AAA Kaloyan Andonov and Maija Palmer

Venturing helps the corporate bottom line — but only if you do it right

In fact, doing it badly is worse than not having any CVC activity at all.

Companies with active CVC units perform better — the full analysis

Global Corporate Venturing analysis indicates that companies with active CVC programmes have higher revenue, EBITDA and cash flow growth.

A third of dollars raised by energy startups comes from corporate-backed rounds

Corporate investors are disproportionately involved in the biggest funding rounds by energy sector startups.

Corporates underpin generative AI funding boom

Some 54% of the dollars invested in generative AI startups last year came from funding rounds involving corporate investors. Stock markets are rewarding big corporate gen AI spenders handsomely.