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The CVC Unplugged podcast is a weekly show that brings you fascinating and wide-ranging conversations with leading corporate venture capital investors, subject matter experts, startup founders, journa... more
FAQs about CVC Unplugged:How many episodes does CVC Unplugged have?The podcast currently has 485 episodes available.
April 08, 2024Why Cencosud Ventures loves contrarian thinkingThe way we buy things has been changing. Supercharged by the pandemic, the digital and physical sides of the retail experience continue to merge, data analytics continues to play an increasingly large role in how companies target and sell their products, and the consumer journey is, hopefully, getting easier and easier.The post Why Cencosud Ventures loves contrarian thinking appeared first on CVC Unplugged....more53minPlay
April 01, 2024Investing in a strong supply chainToday I speak with two people who know a lot about getting stuff from A to B– Rose Chen, head of innovation investments and partnerships at supply chain and distribution company Wesco, and Hector Shibata, who has for over half a decade led AC Ventures, the CVC unit of coca cola bottler Arca Continental.The post Investing in a strong supply chain appeared first on CVC Unplugged....more47minPlay
March 25, 2024A booming market for secondariesWith valuations down from where they were a couple of years ago, the exit horizons that investors had in mind when they made their original investment ended up being further away than they thought. The IPOs are still scarce, and M&As are still too few and far between, but investors still want exits.The post A booming market for secondaries appeared first on CVC Unplugged....more21minPlay
March 18, 2024From automobiles to mobility – how Woven Capital is helping Toyota evolveThere are very few corporates out there that have two CVC funds, Toyota is one of them. Not only does it have an early-stage fund in Toyota Ventures, but also a growth stage unit in Woven Capital – which was previously investing on behalf of , as its name suggests, Woven by Toyota, the automaker’s next-generation mobility business, but has more recently expanded its scope to being the growth investment arm for Toyota as a whole.The post From automobiles to mobility – how Woven Capital is helping Toyota evolve appeared first on CVC Unplugged....more50minPlay
March 11, 2024We should temper our expectations for alternate meat, says Grey Silo VenturesFor years now, people – myself included – have been waiting for the advent, in earnest, of plant-based meats. Everyone loves a barbeque, but not the meat industry’s effect on the environment, our health, or the treatment of animals themselves. Alternatives have been coming to the shelf for years now, but the same problems persist – the taste is not quite the same as real meat, and the price is far too high to really compete.The post We should temper our expectations for alternate meat, says Grey Silo Ventures appeared first on CVC Unplugged....more43minPlay
March 04, 2024Corporates underpin over half of all Gen AI investmentThe story of the past year or so has been artificial intelligence and, in particular, generative artificial intelligence, or gen AI. Doesn’t matter what sector you’re in, or what countries you look at, everyone is trying to apply gen AI to their business, and investors are seeing a gold mine.The post Corporates underpin over half of all Gen AI investment appeared first on CVC Unplugged....more24minPlay
February 26, 2024A portrait of Sopra Steria’s CVC rebuildSopra Steria Ventures, the CVC unit of French IT giant Sopra Steria, has been around for half a decade. After a few years, however, the investment programme was not really yielding any tangible results. The structure was not quite there, the strategy was not quite aligned with the corporate leadership wanted, and the focus was too skewed towards M&A rather than venture itself. A change was needed.The post A portrait of Sopra Steria’s CVC rebuild appeared first on CVC Unplugged....more46minPlay
February 19, 2024The Next Wave Webinar: Venture building – how to avoid the common failuresToday’s show is a bit different – instead of a normal conversation, we’re bringing you GCV’s most recent edition of the Next Wave – our monthly webinar series that features panel discussions on emerging technologies and CVC best practices.The post The Next Wave Webinar: Venture building – how to avoid the common failures appeared first on CVC Unplugged....more1h 15minPlay
February 12, 2024Blair Tritt: Schreiber FoodsDespite their products being so ubiquitous anywhere you live in the world, and an integral part of so much of what we eat, the B2B egg, dairy and food sectors are among the least digitised out there. What this has opened up is a lot of space for startups to make a big impact. Schreiber Foods is one of the largest dairy products producers in the world, supplying stores, restaurants and other food providers all over the world. Almost exactly a year ago, The Wisconsin-based food giant launched its corporate venture capital fund, focusing primarily on next generation supply chain and sustainability.The post Blair Tritt: Schreiber Foods appeared first on CVC Unplugged....more47minPlay
February 05, 2024Bernardita Araya: CMPC VenturesOne of the most exciting up and coming venture ecosystems in Latin America is that of Chile. In an already innovative and fast growing business environment, corporate VCs are sprouting up left and right across the country, and funds are increasing in size. One such CVC, which announced the launch of its $100m fund late last year, is CMPC, the pulp and paper company that is one of the largest companies in the country, which will use its venturing arm to tackle problems related to sustainability, single-use plastic reduction, novel construction and packaging materials and more.The post Bernardita Araya: CMPC Ventures appeared first on CVC Unplugged....more57minPlay
FAQs about CVC Unplugged:How many episodes does CVC Unplugged have?The podcast currently has 485 episodes available.