Editorial
Global Corporate Venturing Editorial
Global Corporate Venturing is a monthly publication for the in-house venture capital team at large companies that take minority stakes in smaller, more nascent businesses or indirectly invest in them by being limited partners in venture capital funds. This is the first dedicated news, analysis and comment title specifically for corporate venturing and will complement the existing venture capital titles and other financial services publications.
The PDF magazine will be sent at the start of each month, with a major analysis on a different economic sector each month: healthcare, IT, clean technology, utilities, media, industrials, consumer, financials, services and transport. The magazine will also provide a round-up of the previous months deal activity involving corporate venturing units across all sectors and regions, as well as other news relevant to the industry and the best comments from the editor and outside experts.
There is also a website regularly updated for more topical news on the same subject, with a push-service email newsletter for regular updates between monthly issues.
Please send news and ideas and feedback to James Mawson at jmawson@globalcorporateventuring.com
The second title, Global University Venturing, will be launched in Autumn 2012 to help universities support early and later-stage private businesses developed by their academics or alumni. The service will cover the community's needs to discuss and exchange ideas and identify best practices and the deals activity.
The current publishing schedule for Global Corporate Venturing is:
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June |
Healthcare and Life Sciences |
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July |
Technology |
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August |
Utilities/ Telecoms |
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September |
Media |
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October |
Clean-Tech |
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November |
Financial |
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December |
Annual Review |
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January |
Transport/Energy |
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February |
Support Services |
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March |
Manufacturing |
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April |
Consumer |
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May |
Awards |
The Innovative Regions series of articles will select the schedule based on the eventsin the preceding few months.
Editorial calendar for Special Projects:
Survey:
A survey of asking angel investors, venture capitalists and others what they think of corporations as direct investors and where they are useful (business development, as customers, etc) and what corporate venturing units think of other potential syndicate members, who they like working with (want to) and what they can bring to other parties? This should through up areas of unexpected concerns and collaboration built off the UK's Venture Connectivity Club set up by Global Corporate Venturing, Angel News and London & Partners.
Timetable: Survey completed August, published September issue.
Survey:
A survey of at least 50 of the top 450 corporate venturing units within the Global Corporate Venturing database showing how they are structured and organised for success and how much they invest per year, and what are the hot areas and regions. Crucially, the data will show how they are using corporate venturing to expand the parent's business from the core region and/or sector.
Timetable: Published with the Annual Review and Outlook editions
Annual Review/Outlook issues:
Following the success of the December and January issues 12 months earlier, Global Corporate Venturing will use its proprietary data along with information supplied by its collaborators, Dow Jones among others, to provide the complete run down on 2011's accomplishments by corporate venturing units and its relative position in the investment landscape, by people moves, fundraising and deal activity.
The Outlook edition will provide the insights from the industry's leading figures, as well as others', on what we can expect in 2012 and the future.
Timetable: Annual Review: December 2011; Outlook: January 2012.
Top 100:
Built on the exclusive ranking of most influential corporate venturing in each sector, Global Corporate Venturing and its advisory board will select the top 100 corporate venturers for their impact on their parents, portfolio companies and industry.
Timetable: March 2012
Awards:
Following on from the success of the 2011 Symposium and Gala Awards Banquet at the Emirates Stadium in London, Global Corporate Venturing will host another dinner and conference - potentially in a mystery and exclusive destination.
The awards will cover the corporate venturing units in the 10 economic sectors, select the most important fundraising and personality of the year and in conjunction with Gary Dushnitsky at London Business School identify the sector that outperforms. The Symposium will allow the networking and talking points among the industry elites to be examined in a one-day conference.
Sponsored supplements:
These can be created as needed for clients built off exclusive content and discussion forums.
