Global Venturing Review

On this episode we’ll be listening to the latest in Global Corporate Venturing’s new live webinar series, The Next Wave, which deals with an interesting question which is sure to bring up some strong opinions, and that is, Which is a harder job to do: VC or CVC. In this discussion, GCV’s Senior Editor, Maija … Continue reading "The Next Wave: Which is a harder job to do: VC or CVC?" The post The Next Wave: Which is a harder job to do: VC or CVC? appeared first on Global Venturing Review.

We’ve got GCV’s very own Kim Moore back with us to talk about the rising antitrust scrutiny in the US market and the implications it has for CVCs when they’re looking to invest, exit their investments or even consider the board seats they take. For CVCs in the US, antitrust isn’t something that can just … Continue reading "Is antitrust a problem for US CVCs?" The post Is antitrust a problem for US CVCs? appeared first on Global Venturing Review.

Vitor Mascarenhas Santos is the head of EDP Ventures Brasil, the Brazil-based arm of energy utility EDP’s corporate venture capital unit. With its Portuguese parent company already boasting a significant presence in Brazil, Mascarenhas talks about where EDP Ventures Brasil sees the biggest growth potential of the Brazilian energy sector, and how coming regulatory changes, … Continue reading "Vitor Mascarenhas Santos: EDP Ventures Brasil" The post Vitor Mascarenhas Santos: EDP Ventures Brasil appeared first on Global Venturing Review.

Artur Faria is CEO of Oxygea, a new CVC arm of Brazil-based Braskem, which was just announced last month. Like a growing number of CVCs, Oxygea combines venture investment with venture-building activities (also known as CVB), the latter for which the unit plans to have 10 companies in its accelerator programme at any given time. … Continue reading "Artur Faria: Oxygea" The post Artur Faria: Oxygea appeared first on Global Venturing Review.

Dr. Samuel West is a licensed clinical psychologist and specialist on organisational psychology, who is also the creator and curator of the Museum of Failure, a travelling collection of products that have failed in the conventional sense, but represent something far more important, which is the willingness to fail. Anyone working in corporate innovation, corporate … Continue reading "Dr. Samuel West: Museum of Failure" The post Dr. Samuel West: Museum of Failure appeared first on Global Venturing Review.

Rodrigo Gruner is director of innovation and new business at Vivo, the Brazilian subsidiary of telecoms company Telefónica, which earlier this year launched its own CVC unit, Vivo Ventures. On this episode of GVR, Gruner speaks about where Vivo Ventures fits within Telefónica’s venturing ecosystem alongside other units like Wayra and Telefónica Ventures, and how … Continue reading "Rodrigo Gruner: Vivo" The post Rodrigo Gruner: Vivo appeared first on Global Venturing Review.

Bill Reichert is partner at Pegasus Tech Ventures, a VC as a service firm that makes venture investments on behalf of corporations. This is a model that has been on an upwards trajectory in recent years, as different corporates find themselves at different stages along their innovation journey and sometimes they need outside help, so … Continue reading "Bill Reichert: Pegasus Tech Ventures" The post Bill Reichert: Pegasus Tech Ventures appeared first on Global Venturing Review.

We are joined once again by GCV’s very own Kim Moore, who has recently written an article exploring a hugely important topic, food insecurity, a topic which has been aggravated by recent events such as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, itself building on top of already longer-running themes like climate change and covid-related global supply chain … Continue reading "Can record investment in agtech fix global food insecurity?" The post Can record investment in agtech fix global food insecurity? appeared first on Global Venturing Review.

The economy may be cold but CVC teams are growing and hiring. But what should you look for in candidates? What traits and attributes are best for new hires coming into a CVC? Fernando discusses a recent GCV article on the topic with senior editor Maija Palmer. Read the full article on the Global Venturing … Continue reading "What background should CVC hires have?" The post What background should CVC hires have? appeared first on Global Venturing Review.

Gustavo Cavenaghi is the head of investments at Kortex Ventures – a CVC unit jointly backed by no less than three corporate limited partners, namely diagnostics technology providers Fleury and Sabin, as well as health insurance company Bradesco Saude. Being a CVC for a single corporate is hard enough – but what about three of … Continue reading "Gustavo Cavenaghi: Kortex Ventures" The post Gustavo Cavenaghi: Kortex Ventures appeared first on Global Venturing Review.

GCV’s very own Kim Moore joined the podcast to speak about her new feature article on nuclear fusion, exploring the advances that have made it more technologically and commercially viable, how it compares to existing nuclear energy technology, the current landscape of corporate investment supporting it, and where it fits into the clean energy matrix … Continue reading "A growing corporate appetite for nuclear fusion" The post A growing corporate appetite for nuclear fusion appeared first on Global Venturing Review.

Technology can only get as advanced as the materials that make it up, and things are moving fast. Anand Kamannavar is the global head of Applied Ventures, the CVC unit of advanced materials engineering company Applied Materials, investing in a wide range of technologies including energy, advanced materials and manufacturing, semiconductors, life sciences, AI and … Continue reading "Anand Kamannavar: Applied Ventures" The post Anand Kamannavar: Applied Ventures appeared first on Global Venturing Review.

Global Corporate Venturing features editor Rob Lavine joins the pod to talk about the shifting models corporate VC’s are employing for their impact investment activities. “Funky Chunk” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 The post The evolving landscape of corporate impact investing appeared first on Global Venturing Review.

Gonzalo Galindo is the head of Cemex Ventures, the corporate venturing unit of construction materials company Cemex. Having been at the helm of the CVC since its inception in 2017, Gonzalo talks about how the challenges within the construction sector – such as supply chain issues and sustainability – have evolved over the past nearly … Continue reading "Gonzalo Galindo: Cemex Ventures" The post Gonzalo Galindo: Cemex Ventures appeared first on Global Venturing Review.

Hector Shibata is the head of AC Ventures, the corporate venturing unit of beverage distributor Arca Continental. In addition to a deep dive into AC Ventures’ strategy, Hector talks about how the pandemic put a number of the firm’s focus sectors like retail-tech and logistics in a position of strength going into the coming economic … Continue reading "Hector Shibata: AC Ventures" The post Hector Shibata: AC Ventures appeared first on Global Venturing Review.

Carlos Kokron is vice-president, managing director and head of Americas investments for Qualcomm Ventures, the corporate venturing unit of Qualcomm, the developer of semiconductors and wireless technology. In this episode of the Global Venturing Review, Carlos talks about why series A, B and C are the perfect goldilocks zone for Qualcomm Ventures, why it’s becoming … Continue reading "Carlos Kokron: Qualcomm Ventures" The post Carlos Kokron: Qualcomm Ventures appeared first on Global Venturing Review.

Every corporate venturing and corporate innovation programme is about to face what Greg Larkin likes to call the “f*** you, pay me meeting”. This is the meeting in which the team has to prove their value to the bottom line of the parent business — or they end up getting cut. Larkin is a change … Continue reading "Greg Larkin: Punks & Pinstripes" The post Greg Larkin: Punks & Pinstripes appeared first on Global Venturing Review.

Interview with Anish Patel, COO and Managing Director of Yamaha Motor Ventures. “Funky Chunk” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 The post Anish Patel: Yamaha Motor Venture appeared first on Global Venturing Review.

Interview with Roee Furman of Doral Energy-Tech Ventures. “Funky Chunk” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 The post Roee Furman: Doral Energy-Tech Ventures appeared first on Global Venturing Review.

Interview with Vito Giallorenzo of BlackBerry’s Ivy Innovation Fund. “Funky Chunk” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 The post Interview: BlackBerry Ivy Innovation Fund appeared first on Global Venturing Review.