Is Corporate Venture Capital Right for Your Startup?

More than 2,000 deals worth more than $70 billion were signed by Corporate Venture Capital funds in the first half of the year. How can entrepreneurs decide if a CVC is the right fit for their startup? The results of a series of quantitative analyses and qualitative interviews exploring the CVC landscape identified four common types of CVCs and three recommendations for founders considering a CVC investment.

Angel investors, venture capital firms, and family offices have traditionally been the primary sources of funding for startup companies. Corporate venture capital funds, or CVCs, have grown in popularity. Between 2010 and 2020, the number of CVCs grew more than six times to over 4,000, and these CVCs inked more than 2,000 deals worth more than 80 billion dollars in the first half of 2021.