While politicians want to bring tech manufacturing back to western countries, the economics are stacked against it.
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Mars Petcare: three secrets to a successful CVC partnership
Clubbing together with other investors is a great way for corporates to finance startups. But check these three things are aligned first.
Japan is taking a lead role in corporate investing 3.0
Ten years ago Japanese corporate venturing was little more than sporadic trips to Silicon Valley. Now Japan is taking a lead role.
Five steps to successful “intrapreneurship”: Lessons from scaling an internal startup
It is hard to build an agile, innovative startup inside a big corporation. But not impossible. Setting boundaries and defining your terms carefully will help minimise the risk of failure.
The downturn is the perfect time for CVCs to pivot to business development
Here’s how to do that smoothly.
Opinion: SVB steady on venturing despite fall in valuation
The drop in the US financial services group’s market capitalisation shows how undervalued venture investments are as the economy slows.
Opinion: Four reasons corporate venture capital comes into its own in a downturn
The stability and strategic partnering power of corporate investors comes into its own in a downturn. But CVCs must make sure they are ready.
Is the autonomous driving dream dying?
The shutdown of Argo.AI is a blow to the self-driving dream (and a loss for its carmaker backers). But is transport CVC merely maturing?
Would things have been different if Twitter had been a more active investor?
Twitter had been an infrequent corporate venturer with more of a focus on acquisitions. But it had ramped up activity in the past year.
The secret to creating a long-lasting CVC unit
Only a small portion of CVCs have lasted longer than two decades. Here are their secrets to staying the course.
Energy deals continue to boom despite market downturn
While the rest of the market pulled back investment, GCV data shows that the value of deals backed by energy companies continued to grow in 2022.
Value of corporate-backed energy deals quadruples
Corporate investors continue to be bullish about investing in the energy transition, even into 2022.
Munich supercluster points way ahead for CVC industry
What does the road ahead look like for corporate venturing in Europe’s largest economy from the centre of the Dach regional supercluster, Munich? The concerns going into the GCV Connect meeting this week, hosted by reinsurer Munich Re at its headquarters, were of looming clouds. The International Monetary Fund has forecast the German economy will… Continue reading Munich supercluster points way ahead for CVC industry
Bytedance posts $75.6bn in mark-to-market losses
Such enormous losses help explain why Bytedance in January said it was dissolving its corporate venturing unit.