Toby Lewis, Editor of Global Corporate Venturing, shares the latest data on corporate venture deal making.   Corporate venturing deal making has been on a tear for more than a year. The frenetic activity is seeing corporate investors in venture capital arouse interest across the entire start-up world. Market tremors do not seem to be slowing… Read More Toby Lewis: Dealmaking activity nears bumper year

Bobby Franklin, president and CEO of the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA), shares his thoughts on why corporate venture activity is good for the overall health and vitality of the entrepreneurial ecosystem. This post originally appeared in the Venture Capital Journal.    The modern day venture capital industry has come a long way since the early 1960s… Read More Bobby Franklin, NVCA President & CEO: Corporate venture, a growing segment of the venture ecosystem

Andrew Gaule of Global Corporate Venturing shares how corporate venture capital investors can benefit from GCV Academy, and receive discounts.   Understanding corporate venturing is a tricky business, because it is such a broad industry, and learning how to set up your program can be a real challenge. We are constantly told by attendees to our GCV Academy, “The… Read More Learning the fast way with GCV Academy

Jody K. Thelander, President and CEO of J.Thelander Consulting & Surveys presents the results of the findings of the annual THELANDER CVC Surveys. Corporate venture firms are on the move!   According to PitchBook, worldwide there are 1,127 active venture investing corporates and corporates have been involved in 8,432 venture deals since the beginning of 2010.… Read More Jody Thelander: Money Matters, A Look at CVC Compensation

Evangelos Simoudis reviews important lessons learned by CVCs that have been operating for many years and several economic cycles and best practices being used by newer CVCs.  The lessons in this post would be of value to CVCs looking for best practices and corporate leaders whose companies have already established venture organizations or are considering… Read More Evangelos Simoudis: Crucial Lessons to Strengthen CVC Success

Egbert Bierman, Investment Director of Transamerica Ventures, shares insights into how their team set up an agile corporate venture fund and what they have learned in 18 months. We want to share the experiences and learnings of a corporate venture fund that has now been active for 18 months, as a follow up to a piece… Read More Egbert Bierman: A look inside the first 18 months of a corporate venture fund