In this episode of Klimatic Scale, Dash speaks with Gregor Gimmy, known as the father of venture clienting and founder of 27pilots, the first venture clienting agency.

Venture clienting emerged from Gregor’s time working in Silicon Valley and his experience inside large European corporates. Having seen how U.S. companies adopt startup technologies quickly and at scale, he began questioning why corporates in Europe were spending large innovation budgets on tools that rarely led to real technology adoption.

In the conversation, Gregor compares corporate venture capital and venture clienting head-on. He explains the limitations of CVCs, and why venture clienting is the fastest and cheapest way for any corporate to sharpen its competitive edge.

This is the third of four episodes in the Venture Tools Chapter of Klimatic Scale, where we focus on the most practical tools for climate-critical industries to move beyond pilots and into real-world impact.

Agenda:1:00 Gregor’s story and lessons from Silicon Valley6:30 Flying dogs and corporate venture capital12:00 Two-and-half startups and other CVC limitations17:30 Venture clienting is not an innovation tool24:00 The future of venture clienting

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