Conference review: GCV Synergize 2017
Category: Events
Asia explores its tech dragons and tigers
Congress report: GCV Asia 2017
The rise of corporate-backed funding initiatives
Ahead of our Synergize event in New York City on October 26th, we provide graphical summary of corporate-backed funding initiatives we have been tracking for years
Energy corporate venturing goes digital
Data bytes meet drill bits at Corporate Venture Houston 2017.
Catalysing Houston venture growth after hurricane Harvey
Hurricane Harvey left Kemal and his family “shaken but dry and all right” and CTV’s venturing strategy mostly unchanged. “What has enabled Chevron Technology Ventures to be a successful venturing group and the longest-lasting, continuously operating oil and gas venturing arm is our focus on resilient infrastructure,” he says. “This unfortunate event confirms the validity… Continue reading Catalysing Houston venture growth after hurricane Harvey
Corporate venture capital deal terms
Neil Foster explores the outcome of the panel he chaired on deal terms and best practice at the Global Corporate Venturing Symposium in May 2017.
GCV Symposium 2017: New directions in low carbon power, energy venturing and partnering
The two-part discussion spanned yesterday and today, and featured speakers from BP, Schlumberger and Emerald Technology Ventures among others.
GCV Symposium 2017: Scaling up corporate venturing
A panel hosted by editor-in-chief James Mawson asked what investors can bring to the table when money is available in abundance.
GCV Symposium 2017: Will we see flying cars before autonomous vehicles?
Francois Auque of Airbus Ventures went head to head with Jason Ball of Qualcomm Ventures Europe to discuss the relative prospects of each technology.
GCV Symposium 2017: The tip of the innovation spear – how do corporate VCs make decisions?
George Ugras, managing director at IBM Ventures, and Stanford professor Ilya Strebulaev discussed the business models of corporate venturing units and what drives their success.
GCVI Summit: ‘The time is now’
Above: Sue Siegel, GE, Jessica Straus, NVCA, Nagraj Kashyap on stage at the GCVI Summit 2017 Day 1 GE Ventures: building bridges Sue Siegel, chief executive of industrial products conglomerate GE’s corporate venturing unit GE Ventures, told the GCVI audience that for corporate venturers “the time is now”. Siegel, chairman of the GCVI Summit, gave the… Continue reading GCVI Summit: ‘The time is now’
GCVI Summit: Opportunities in fintech and insuretech
Russ MacTough hosted a breakout discussion on fintech and insurance technology.
GCVI Summit: Day 2 review
“Nobody died” – it was perhaps an odd lesson to start the day with, but Jeffrey Hazlett, author of Think Big, Act Bigger! woke up the room with a tale of innovation in the printer ink cartridges space that proved insightful in more ways than one. Ink, Hazlett noted, is the single most expensive liquid… Continue reading GCVI Summit: Day 2 review
GCVI Summit: Day 1 review
More than 450 delegates have gathered in Sonoma, California for the second annual Global Corporate Venturing Innovation Summit, discussing topics such as diversity and the internet of things.