FEBRUARY 27: "PE FOR BREAKFAST" hosted ny NVCA
Is the CVC's role becoming more valuable in today's market?
Corporate Ventures is taking an increasingly large role in the early stage market. Some with the aim of contributing to a company's growth strategy, others to achieve a pure financial return. But they all have a common desire to add more than capital to their companies.
In the past, CVC activity has been met with some scepticism, but has this reversed in recent years or is there still reason for scepticism? Do the CVCs collaborate well with other investors in today's VC environment? When is the CVC's role most valuable? And can the CVCs be the savior in a tougher market?
That's what we ask them:
- Mats Staugaard, investment manager at Shibsted Ventures
- Anett Berger Sørli, investment director at Bring Ventures
- Andreas Solbakken, co-founder of Tings
- Gisle Østereng, investment director at StartupLab
We hope you will participate in the discussion to get answers to:
- When the CVC is most valuable as a tool for a business
- When the CVC is most valuable as a source of capital and strategic investor for a start-up/growth company
- When the CVC is most valuable as a co-investor for financial investors
- What are the dilemmas or conflicts of interest for the VC/PE and the CVCs