Corporate VCs are exploring different models of impact and diversity investing – but which is right for you and why?
Tag: SDG Impact
Purpose-driven startups fail less and raise more
It pays to invest in these companies. Research shows they are less likely to fail and will attract two to three times more investment.
Nippon Life makes an impact with $100m
The insurance provider has committed $100m to the Life Science Impact Program, which is managed by Grove Street Advisors and will focus on healthcare businesses.
Blue Like an Orange closes $200m Fund
Axa, BNP Paribas Cardif, CNP Assurances and SG Insurance have backed the investment firm’s first regional vehicle, which has already deployed $80m.
The future of venture is here
There has been a ton of announcements about governments, corporations, individuals and, basically, just about everyone, tackling climate change and the other issues identified by the United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Cathay catches $358m for corporate-backed fund
ADP, SEB, Michelin, Valeo, Accor, BioMérieux, Dassault, JCDecaux Holding, Kering and Pernod Ricard have all contributed to the venture fund’s $358m first close.
Editorial: strategic thinking requires looking at the longer-term
The newsflow has been quieter than usual this week following the Thanksgiving weekend in the US, but that doesn’t mean there has been a lack of big stories. Tobacco maker Altria is said to be seeking an expanded footprint in the e-cigarette market through a proposed investment in Juul, which is reportedly valued at $16bn.… Continue reading Editorial: strategic thinking requires looking at the longer-term
Corporate Venturing and the Sustainable Development Goals
“the closest thing the world has to a strategy”
Why 2017 is the year for a quantum leap in venturing
Comment from Charmian Love, co-founder of Volans and B Lab UK
Steps to corporate investment, innovation and collaboration
“When many traditional routes have been exhausted, how does an organisation change the way it does business?”