Introduction to Corporate Venturing

Introduction to Corporate Venturing is a custom course, designed specifically for your company’s needs and wants. Contact us at courses@gcvinstitute.com or email Liz Arrington directly at larrington@globalventuring.com to learn more.

Enabling CV Program Innovation Impact

Institute research shows that successful Corporate Venture (CV) programs wield the power of broad, multi-level, internal stakeholder networks to deliver value for both parent and portfolio. 

CV teams can not, however, assume that the shifting landscape of Business Units (BU), Innovation, R&D and other parent partners appreciate how a CV program will address their objectives or understand what it takes to engage startups effectively. Establishing and maintaining common CV language and industry context is critical for effective parent relationships that drive CV program impact and staying power.

What is Introduction to Corporate Venturing?

Introduction to Corporate Venturing brings partners together for an introduction to corporate venturing and innovation partnering. Using self-paced and live online delivery, expert stories/resources, and peer interaction to maximize learning, the course illustrates high-value parent/BU and CV program partnerships, by interweaving industry concepts in expert stories about partnership benefits and telling the story from all perspectives: CV teams, parent partners, startups.

Customize Introduction to Corporate Venturing

Entrée into the startup world can be both exciting and frustrating for parent business partners, and CV teams can’t assume that the shifting landscape of Business Units, functions and shared services groups understand how a CV program contributes to their objectives. A common venturing language and shared expectations about where your CV unit fits and delivers value combined with examples of impactful startup partnerships can help overcome barriers and accelerate progress.

$900 per person

Group discounts and Leadership Society member discounts available – contact courses@gcvinstitute.com for more information.

Enhance parent and CVBD/Portfolio Dev understanding of CVC roles, practices

Session 1

    • What is corporate venturing?

    • Value of parent and CV program partnership

    • Why work with startups?

    • Startup mindset & characteristics

    • When to engage with startups

Session 2

    • Venture investment cycle overview

    • Aligning investment and innovation partnering activities

    • Startup partnerships: KSFs, watchouts

    • Wiring the corporation for change

    • Startup/CVC partner-readiness

Who Should Attend?

  • Parent BU and functional managers who want knowledge of CV basics to build strong CV and startup partnerships

  • CV teams planning to start Corporate Venture BD (CVBD)/Portfolio Development teams, new CVBD professionals

  • Shared services professionals who provide specialist support to CVs and need to understand how venturing is different

Community

  • Enrollment in Introduction to Corporate Venturing includes invitations to GCV Institute’s quarterly panel discussions featuring a VC, a CVC and an attorney.

Pricing

  • $900 per person

    • Group discounts and Leadership Society member discounts available – contact courses@gcvinstitute.com for more information.