Corporate Venture Capital Primer

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Case

Reference no. E636

Subject category: Entrepreneurship

Authors: Peter Ziebelman (Stanford Graduate School of Business, Stanford University); Matthew Saucedo (Stanford Graduate School of Business, Stanford University)

Published by: Stanford Business School

Originally published in: 2018

Version: 22 January 2018

Revision date: 2-Feb-2018

Length: 17 pages

Data source: Field research

Topics: Corporate venture capital; Vanture capital; Hardware technology; Software company; Start-up

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Abstract

The corporate venture capital (CVC) primer follows the journey of Claudia Fan Munce, the head of CVC for a major software and hardware conglomerate, as she and her team source and diligence partnership opportunities with startups in the healthcare industry. Along the way, students learn about the history of CVC, the relationship between CVCs and traditional venture capital, and underlying motivations behind many CVC deals.

Location:

Silicon Valley, USA

Industries:

Hardware; Software

Other setting(s):

2017