With trade talks between the US and China running hot and cold, it is easy to get sucked into daily trade war updates with their unexpected tariff announcements.
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Accessing innovation: what’s the value in a corporate venture fund?
Setting up a corporate venture capital (CVC) fund can be one of the most efficient and effective ways to attract external innovation to a large enterprise. Done wrong, it can also be a colossal waste of money, brains and time.
The new ‘big fish’ at BP Ventures in America
Interesting moves are afoot at BP Ventures – their first investment in food (fish food, to be precise) and some changes to their team.
Being the cool kid
October issue editorial by James Mawson, editor in chief
Editorial: Japan’s venture sun rises with its potential
Introduction to Corporate Venturing and Japan Q4 2019 by James Mawson, editor-in-chief, Global Corporate Venturing
Increased corporate venture partnering in healthcare is reshaping industries
Corporate venture capitalists’ growing role in financing innovation is undeniable. In 2018, according to CB Insights, CVCs invested $52bn in US startups, an historic high and more than triple the $15.2bn they invested in 2013.
Diverse voices
Ahead of this month’s launch of GCV’s Diversity and Inclusion report, experts on the GCV Leadership Society D&I committee share their journeys
BMW’s great innovation fail – 10 ways to do better corporate venturing
The news of BMW CEO Harald Krüger’s impeding ‘retirement’, which broke in July, was hardly a shock, as the writing was on the wall for years.
After the honeymoon ends: making corporate-startup relationships work
Accelerating market forces are pressuring even well-established companies to innovate and tap new markets to stay ahead of the competition.
Can corporate engagement with startups be not-for-profit?
Engagement of large corporates with startups can contribute to innovations in a big way. Size, resources and efficient processes of big companies complement the ideas, agility and risk-taking orientation of the startups to spur innovative solutions.
Unmasking smart capital: a taxonomy of CVC unit types
Corporate venture capital (CVC) units help their ventures flourish by offering value-adding services. Effective CVC initiatives offer services that help ventures design, implement, and manage activities to create and capture value.
The summer reset points to a new ‘on’ status
Summer breaks (for readers in the northern hemisphere) are a good opportunity to reflect and do something different, the human equivalent of switching the computer off and on again.
Fund in the News: Eurofarma
GCV Rising Star Paulo Braga, who leads Eurofarma’s corporate venturing fund, has spoken to Global Corporate Venturing about the unit’s focus.
Editorial: Digital health comes of age in IPO surge
Almost three years is a long time to wait for the public markets to open up to the developing digital health sector but when they do corporate venturing portfolio companies have been first through the flotation exit doors. This summer has seen four well-received initial public offerings (IPO) of digital healthcare companies, increasing the chances… Continue reading Editorial: Digital health comes of age in IPO surge