World of Corporate Venturing 2021 editorial by James Mawson, editor in chief, Global Corporate Venturing
Category: Comment
Record number of first venture investments
There was a record number of corporations making their first venture investment last year, according to GCV Analytics in its World of Corporate Venturing 2021 annual review.
Focus on large acquisitions
A lot of focus in large acquisitions is on the price paid, the entrepreneurs’ stories and returns to the investors and their added-value support to the portfolio companies.
NEA launches Global Innovation Venturing
Claudia Fan Munce, former head of IBM Ventures and now senior adviser to venture capital firm NEA as well as a board director of public companies, reflected in her keynote before yesterday’s GCV Rising Stars and Emerging Leaders Awards on how far the corporate venturing community has come over the past decade and opportunities that lie ahead in partnership with other investors.
Balance and diversity on show with the rising stars
GCV Rising Stars Awards 2021 editorial by James Mawson, editor in chief, Global Corporate Venturing
Positive energy districts and neighbourhoods
People moving less and using digital communication tools creates different challenges for real estate investors.
Inspiration and collaboration from the emerging leaders
GCV Emerging Leaders Awards 2021 editorial by James Mawson, editor in chief, Global Corporate Venturing
Emerging Asia would be an attractive market for digital energy investments
Comment from Vinod Kala and Joydeep Bose, Asia Energy Labs
India is leaping ahead in clean energy
Comment from Vivek Wadhwa, distinguished fellow, Harvard Law School’s Labor and Worklife Program
Shifting the clock forward from year zero
Global Energy Council Q1 2021 editorial by James Mawson, editor in chief, Global Corporate Venturing
Letter from the Global Energy Council chairwoman
Foreword by Lisa Lambert, chief technology and innovation officer, National Grid, founder and president, National Grid Partners
Airbnb’s advantage
Reading last month’s headlines, such as “Airbnb soars to near $100bn valuation as shares more than double in IPO [initial public offering]. Company trades at over $150 a share from initial $68 price,” and you would be hard-pressed to say there had been the covid-19 disease limiting travel around the world over the past year.
Structuring a CVC: define a clear investment focus
Comment from Patrick Flesner, partner, LeadX Capital Partners, and Stephan Bank, partner, SMP
The venture client model
Comment from Jens Hofmeister, Olivier Herve, Kevin Loeffelbein, Manuel Wiener and Phillip Schneider, Capgemini Invent