Source - https://www.forbes.com/sites/kellyhoey/2018/08/27/7-women-leaders-at-corporate-venture-capital-funds-you-should-know/#6ff005c15579
TL;DR - A list of women leaders at corporate venture capital (CVC) funds and what types of companies their funds typically invest in
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Tags - venture capital, VC, corporate venture capital, CVC women leaders in CVC
Questions answered:
- How significant is the role of CVCs in the venture capital industry?
- Who are some leaders in CVC that founders should follow/add to their network?
- What types of companies do their funds invest in?
Summary:
- Startup founders should pay attention to corporate venture capital (CVC).
- CVCs participated in just 20% of all VC deals in 2017, but the trajectory is only heading upward.
- Most CVCs can greatly benefit founders by providing extensive expertise around the market, competitive landscape, customer mindset, and workflow.
- They heavily invest, nurtur ideas, mentor founders, and sometimes ultimately acquire startups, so making connections with them is a smart networking move for startups.
- Seven women leaders in CVC that founders should add to their network are:
- Allison Gordberg (SVP & Group Managing Director, WarnerMedia Investments)
- Target: early to mid-stage companies that generate strategic value to WarnerMedia’s businesses
- Jessica Peltz-Zatulove (Partner, MDC Ventures)
- Target: digital media/marketing technology companies that address the needs of the modern chief marketing officer
- Typically invests from the seed stage (pre seed, seed, post seed, Series A)
- Rashmi Gopinath (Partner, M12)
- Target: enterprise software, cybersecurity, SaaS, artificial intelligence, machine learning, cloud infrastructure, devops and IoT.
- Typically invests from series A through D
- Darcy Frisch (Managing Director & VP, Hearst Ventures)
- Target: digital media, mobility and software
- Typically invests from series A through C
- Siggi Hindrichs (Principal, Samsung NEXT)
- Target: software and service startups
- Invests from seed through series B stage
- Lindsay Fitzgerald (Managing Director, Amex Ventures)
- Target: consumer commerce, B2B services, and technologies that can enable American Express’s core capabilities (including fraud prevention, security and data analytics)
- Typically invests from series A through C
- Meredith Finn (VP, Salesforce Ventures)
- Target: enterprise, education, HR, financial and social sector technologies built on the Salesforce platform (or that could integrate with Salesforce products)
- Typically invests from series A
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