Category: corporate venture capital
Corporate venture capital follows the same trend as other VC markets: Up
As the global market for startup investing presses to new heights in terms of dollars invested this year, and deal volume ticks up in several regions, corporations are diving into the action. Data from CB Insights and Stryber indicate that corporate investors are taking part in deals worth more than…
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3 lies VCs tell ourselves about startup valuations
Scott Lenet Contributor More posts by this contributor Is there a creed in venture capital? Analyzing the spectrum of corporate innovation from R&D to VC I’m frequently asked by journalists whether I think venture capital valuations are too high in the current environment. Because the average venture capital fund returns…
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National Grid sees machine learning as the brains behind the utility business of the future
If the portfolio of a corporate venture capital firm can be taken as a signal for the strategic priorities of their parent companies, then National Grid has high hopes for automation as the future of the utility industry. The heavy emphasis on automation and machine learning from one of the…
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Which emerging technologies are enterprise companies getting serious about in 2020?
Scott Kirsner Contributor Scott Kirsner is CEO and co-founder of Innovation Leader, a research and events firm that focuses on innovation in Global 1000 companies, and a longtime business columnist for The Boston Globe. Startups need to live in the future. They create roadmaps, build products and continually upgrade them…
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How to get the most from your corporate VC after you get the check
Scott Orn Contributor Scott runs operations at Kruze Consulting, a fast-growing startup CFO consulting firm. Kruze is based in San Francisco with clients in the Bay Area, Los Angeles and New York. More posts by this contributor 15 things founders should know before accepting funding from a corporate VC What…
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What should startup founders know before negotiating with corporate VCs?
Scott Orn Contributor Scott runs operations at Kruze Consulting, a fast-growing startup CFO consulting firm. Kruze is based in San Francisco with clients in the Bay Area, Los Angeles and New York. Bill Growney Contributor Bill Growney, a partner in Goodwin’s Technology & Life Sciences group, focuses his practice on…
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