Glossary
Corporate Venturing
Corporate Venturing is a strategy where established companies collaborate with or invest in startups and emerging ventures to drive innovation and long-term growth. These partnerships may take the form of venture capital funds, accelerators, incubators, strategic alliances, or acquisitions…
Definition
Corporate Venturing is a strategy where established companies collaborate with or invest in startups and emerging ventures to drive innovation and long-term growth. These partnerships may take the form of venture capital funds, accelerators, incubators, strategic alliances, or acquisitions.
The core goal is to leverage external innovation, technologies, and agile business models that complement the company’s core operations. Corporate venturing plays a critical role in Open Innovation initiatives, supports early-stage Incubation, and helps accelerate successful concepts through Scaling. It allows large organizations to test, validate, and adopt future-focused ideas with startup-level agility.
Relevant links and use cases
Innovation Challenge – spark external collaboration through structured programs
Innovation Platform – capture and manage ideas from internal and external sources