13 episodes
PwC’s corporate venturing podcast PwC Belgium
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Corporate venturing can take many forms, from a relatively simple collaboration agreement around a proof of concept (PoC), to commercial joint ventures and strategic capital investment via a corporate venture capital fund. In this podcast series, we take a deep dive into how cruise ships (large corporates) and speedboats (agile start-ups) can successfully join forces to the benefit of all involved.
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13: How should Corporate Venturing & Innovation Leaders interact with and involve C-level when it comes to innovation and startup collaborations?
Recently, Antwerp Management School published a new study about measuring and reporting on corporate innovation, as well as balancing the relationships with C-Level.During this podcast, Elise Carton (PwC) and Robin De Cock (AMS) explore best practices and lessons learned on finding the right balance when it comes to C-level involvement in corporate venturing activities, how to get executive buy-in and maintain constructive relationships.It's all about finding the right balance! Elise Carton h...
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12: How do you measure the impact of innovation activities in your company?
Recently, Antwerp Management School published a new study about measuring and reporting on corporate innovation, as well as balancing the relationships with C-Level.During this podcast, Elise Carton (PwC) and Robin De Cock (AMS) dive deeper into the challenges related to measuring and reporting on innovation, and walk you through the different steps to establish a KPI framework set up for success.
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11: Is Corporate Venturing only for larger companies? Think again!
Corporate Venturing can be just as relevant and feasible for smaller companies than it is for the giants and multinationals amongst us.In this episode, Elise Carton (PwC) discusses the latest research of Antwerp Management School on this topic with professor Robin De Cock.The differences but also similarities between larger and smaller companies when it comes to corporate venturing might surprise you!
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10: Teaming up doesn't have to be complicated
This episode is all about corporate venturing in its purest, simplest form: a corporate and a startup teaming up together. No equity participation, complicated negotiations and procedures, it's clear that Energy Lab and Moonbird hit it off right away and got their partnership up and running in no time. Elise Carton (PwC) talks to Stefanie Broes (Moonbird) and Elise Eeckhout (Energy Lab) about their journey so far, and what it might bring in the future.
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9: So you build a corporate venture - what happens next?
Together with guests Bart Houben (9.5 Ventures) and Bernhard Hauser (Heylog), Elise Carton (PwC) explores what the next steps are for corporate-incubated ventures, throughout the story of Heylog, a Schmitz-Cargobull spin-out in which 9.5 Ventures invested.
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8: The banking industry showing the ropes on corporate venturing
A recent study of PwC Belgium shows that banks are engaging in an increasing number of partnerships, often with young ventures. Elise Carton (PwC), discusses findings and cases of this study with Gregory Joos (PwC) and Olivier Duron (PwC), who conducted this study. They are joined by Rik Coeckelbergs (The Banking Scene) who shares his views and insights on the latest trends in financial services as well as the ‘why’ and ‘how’ of banks teaming up with startups.