Managing partner Tak Sato talks about insurer MS&AD’s corporate venturing unit located in Silicon Valley.
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Interview: Rajesh Swaminathan, Applied Ventures
Rajesh Swaminathan, head of Applied Ventures, spoke to GCV about his unit increasing its investment as it prepares to bring its New York engineering services facility online.
Interview: Bekaert’s Carvalho carves out KBC role
Nuno Carvalho, formerly director of innovation and corporate venturing at Bekaert, has spoken to GCV about his new remit as an investment director for KBC’s VC investment vehicle, KBC Focus Fund.
Venturing is here to stay
Why corporate investors won’t wash away with the tide during the next economic downturn
Best practices for starting and building CVC firms
Comment from Ian Goldstein, Fenwick & West, Rich Grant, Touchdown Ventures, and Gus Warren, Samsung Next
Data-driven VCs who use AI for smarter investing
Comment from Francesco Corea, contributor, Cognitive World
‘God is an algorithm’
Comment from Bo Ilsoe, partner, NGP Capital
Interview: Merck fund’s rolling thunder
William Taranto spoke about his near decade at Merck Global Health Innovation Fund and how corporate venturing has evolved in that time
Optimism in climate change – disruption with social attitude
Editorial from the launch issue of GCV’s sister title, Global Impact Venturing
Fresh opportunities for corporate venturers
June issue editorial by James Mawson, editor in chief
Editorial: Corporate venturing in an age of turbulence
A fascinating feature courtesy of Tony Askew, co-founder and partner of REV Venture Partners, who spoke with Global Corporate Venturing about how the media industry has evolved since the corporate venturing unit was launched in 2000. Insights provided by Askew included how its co-investments with In-Q-Tel have helped the unit, while he also explained the group’s aim… Continue reading Editorial: Corporate venturing in an age of turbulence
Interview: Tony Askew, REV Venture Partners
REV Venture Partners’ Tony Askew spoke to Global Corporate Venturing about Relx’s corporate venturing strategy over the years.
Keith Larson retires from Intel
Newly retired Intel Capital managing director Keith Larson discussed how the unit helped to change the corporate venturing landscape and the benefits of syndicating with other investors.
GCV Symposium 2019: Day Two
The second day of 2019’s GCV Symposium featured discussions on implementing AI into deal sourcing, hybrid CVC initiatives and a fireside chat with Tencent’s Jeffrey Li.