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Corporate Venture Capital’s Role in Innovation (Part 5): Crucial Lessons to Strengthen CVC Success

Corporate Innovation

The CVCs in the sample: Gain and maintain support from senior leadership. Nino Marakovic, CEO of Sapphire Ventures, pointed to the importance of maintaining CEO support throughout leadership changes. The CTO — and by extension the R&D organization — is intimately involved with the BASF, Siemens and Qualcomm CVC groups.

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Corporate Venture Capital’s Role in Innovation (Part 5): Crucial Lessons to Strengthen CVC Success

Corporate Innovation

The CVCs in the sample: Gain and maintain support from senior leadership. Nino Marakovic, CEO of Sapphire Ventures, pointed to the importance of maintaining CEO support throughout leadership changes. The CTO — and by extension the R&D organization — is intimately involved with the BASF, Siemens and Qualcomm CVC groups.

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Corporate Venture Capital’s Role in Innovation (Part 5): Crucial Lessons to Strengthen CVC Success

Corporate Innovation

The CVCs in the sample: Gain and maintain support from senior leadership. Nino Marakovic, CEO of Sapphire Ventures, pointed to the importance of maintaining CEO support throughout leadership changes. The CTO — and by extension the R&D organization — is intimately involved with the BASF, Siemens and Qualcomm CVC groups.