2014 Corporate Venture Investment Trends

By John Taylor, NVCA Head of Research and Jessica Straus, NVCA Manager of Communications While some corporate venture groups have been making investments for more than three decades, during the last twelve months alone, we have witnessed the continued evolution of the corporate venture landscape. Qualcomm created a new Robotics Accelerator in partnership with TechStars, and… Read More 2014 Corporate Venture Investment Trends

The Unique Model of Second Century Ventures

By Shellie Davis, Senior Manager of Mergers and Acquisitions at Coca-Cola Constance Freedman, Managing Director at Second Century Ventures, the strategic investment arm of the National Association of Realtors®, discusses her founding role in the unique technology accelerator, REach®. Second Century Ventures (SCV) is an early stage technology fund originally backed by the National Association… Read More The Unique Model of Second Century Ventures

An Inside Look at the CVG’s Education Committee

By Reese Schroeder, Managing Director, Motorola Solutions Venture Capital One of the valuable benefits of NVCA membership is our very own Education Committee which is currently chaired by Matt McElhattan of Chevron. Matt joined the committee in 2011 and has been Chair of committee for the last year. Under Matt’s leadership, the Education Committee has launched a… Read More An Inside Look at the CVG’s Education Committee

Interview with Intel Capital’s Arvind Sodhani

Interview by by Declan Denehan, Managing Director at BNY Mellon Arvind Sodhani is a legend in the corporate venture capital world.  As Executive Vice President of Intel Corp. and President of Intel Capital, Arvind leads a team that typically invests between $300-$400 million annually and has deployed over $11 billion in capital since 1991.  He has… Read More Interview with Intel Capital’s Arvind Sodhani

The March 2015 Corporate Venture Connection Issue

Today, we’ve published the third issue of The Connection! We have a terrific issue for you. Leading off, we have an in-depth interview with Arvind Sodhani, Intel Corporate Executive Vice President and President Intel Capital. Arvind responds to a wide range of questions from Declan Denahan, Managing Director of BNY Mellon’s Strategic Growth Initiatives Team and… Read More The March 2015 Corporate Venture Connection Issue