About us
Global Corporate Venturing
GCV works with industry leaders, investment experts, and our own data to create content tailored to the specific needs of the venture and innovation community. We help curate an environment where everyone can thrive.
Where global innovation and capital meet
GCV provides the global corporate venturing community and their ecosystem partners with the information, insights and access needed to drive impactful open innovation. Across our three services - News & Analysis, Community & Events, and the GCV Institute - we create a network-rich environment for global innovation and capital to meet and thrive.
Established to unleash the collective power of corporations as strategic investors and innovation partners, the Institute supports the industry with professional development and certification informed by unique Keystone operational benchmarking and enhanced by powerful communities of practice.
A community of CVCs from across the globe who recognize the individual and collective benefits of coming together to form a community that advances the industry in impactful ways. Members benefit from privileged access to the full range of GCV services.
GCV Institute’s benchmarking platform designed to offer current, deep data and insights on Corporate Venture operating models and performance. It provides CVC leadership and key parent stakeholders with external peer and cross-sector reference points when critical decisions must be made about program creation, expansion, or redirection.
Our Audience
…and why they attend GCV events
Corporate Venturing Units
To gather the latest trends, explore deal-flow and find solutions with fellow CVC peers
Venture Capitalists
To connect with CVCs about LP propositions and portfolio positioning
Universities and Government Bodies
To position and showcase innovation ecosystem programmes and investment opportunities for corporates and VC investors
Corporate Innovators
To better understand the role of CVC units in wider corporate innovation and identify different investment strategies
Ecosystem Supporters
Whether it’s legal support, funding litigation, incubation, venture building or acceleration, there’s a huge pool of corporate investors for service providers to work with
Startups and Entrepreneurs
To develop knowledge of building successful relationships with corporate investors and showcase your innovations
GCV works both with, and for, the ecosystem to provide world-class content, communities, development and events. The GCV Leadership Society is at the heart of everything we do, so we make sure our services are optimised to help each and every member, and across the industry as a whole.
To learn more about what we can do for you and how we can immerse you and your business into our community, please contact Charlie Hayward.
A 2023 Delegate
“Great opportunities to network quickly with a wide range of like-minded corporates. Did a month of meetings in 2 days!”
A 2023 Delegate
“One of the best networking events I have been to this year!”
Editorial Team
Our specialist team creates content dedicated to exploring and developing the corporate venture and innovation community.
Our free monthly webinar series, taking place on the second Wednesday of each month, dives deep into emerging trends, technologies and corporate investing best practice.
The CVC Unplugged and Talking Tech Transfer podcasts each bring you in-depth and wide-ranging conversations with industry leaders across both corporate, and University, venturing hot topics.
Get the latest corporate investment news delivered direct to your inbox with our specialist newsletters.
Through our website, newsletter, social channels, and reports, we deliver breaking news, informed analysis and unparalleled access to industry leaders.
GCV Values
Build and support the venture and innovation ecosystem
Celebrate success across corporations, ventures and ecosystem service providers
Create insightful discussion for all to get involved in
Learn from different perspectives, experiences and expertise
Forge new, long-lasting connections that augment and grow your business