Sometimes the startups outside your scope need help the most. Here are four simple things that you can do for them that don’t involve a cheque.
Category: CVC Advice
Measure everything and keep egos in check — the secret to startup collaboration
Make money with corporate partners instead of raising money from VC’s is Fred Schonenberg of VentureFuel’s advice to startups.
Follow-on investments need to become a CVC norm
Not doing follow-on investments will ruin a corporate investor’s reputation — and that of their portfolio company too. Here’s how to avoid that situation.
VC-backed startups prioritise growth over quality. Corporate venturing can fix that
Blitzscaling only works for a tiny number of companies — and for most it can be harmful. CVC investors know this and take a better approach.
Nine steps to get a corporation to think like a smart VC
Stanford professor Ilya Stebulaev has a step-by-step guide to get companies into the venture mindset. Step one: if you want a home run, you can’t be afraid of striking out.
CVC Unplugged: The corporate is the body, the CVC is a transplant.
When Jeppe Hoier first joined Maersk Ventures, he wasn’t convinced that corporate venturing was a good idea. But over five years at the unit he saw the benefits a CVC investor could offer.
Ask the experts: What to do when the business unit won’t engage
Our monthly advice column in which an expert panel gives advice on common problems in corporate venturing.
The big debate: Should board seats go to CVCs or business units?
Some say it is the job of the CVC investment professional, while others say business unit heads can be more effective on startup boards.
Communicate, be resilient, and know when to leave: how CVC units can survive change
Creating a resilient strategy, constantly communicating their value and knowing when to spin out will help corporate investment units increase their longevity.
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.
6 things startups want from corporate investors
From having a business development professional on a startup’s board to making sure the corporate’s sales force are motivated to sell a portfolio company’s product, here six things that startups value in their corporate investors.
5 tips for investing in university spinouts
More corporate investors choose to invest in academic research. But it requires much different skills to investing in later-stage startups.
5 tips for successful venture building
From appointing an independent advisory board to hiring an external management team, here are several recommendations for building internal ventures successfully.