Yesterday at 4YFN in Barcelona, we had a lively panel on “The Innovation Trinity: Startups, Corporates, and Investors.”First, credit to Dr. Nicolai Schättgen for moderating with the right balance of energy and sharp questions. He kept pushing us on the real issue: how do we turn pilots into real deployments instead of pilot graveyards?A few golden nuggets from the panel that I believe matter for entrepreneurs and corporates trying to build real partnerships:Benji CoetzeeSpeed and realism matter ...

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Three days. 800+ global leaders. One shared mission: shaping the future of corporate innovation.We’re proud to return to the Global Corporate Venturing Summit 2026, where corporate venture teams, founders, and innovation leaders convene March 24–26 in Monterey, California to exchange ideas, forge partnerships, and define what excellence in CVC looks like today.From strategy to operations, AI to climate, this year’s Summit offers a rare opportunity to learn from the world’s most active innovation ...

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Corporate venturing isn’t a simple “should we do CVC?” decision. It’s about knowing when CVC is the right tool versus partnerships, venture clienting, or other collaboration models.In Corporate Venturing Insider #120, Francesco Di Lorenzo of Copenhagen Business School breaks down a critical distinction: using CVC to build long-term windows into technology, versus collaboration models designed for near-term problem-solving. We also explore the “CVC effect,” the rise of venture clienting, and the ...

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