Corporate Venture Capital - Publications - Faculty & Research

2023
Working Paper

Corporate Leaders Say They Are for Stakeholder Capitalism—But Which Version Exactly?: A Critical Look at Four Varieties

The past few years have seen an outpouring of articles and statements heralding the arrival of a new and more inclusive form of capitalism often called stakeholder capitalism. The new capitalism promises to strengthen companies, improve outcomes for their... View Details

Keywords: Stakeholder Capitalism; Corporate Governance; Governing and Advisory Boards; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Economic Systems; Business and Shareholder Relations

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February 2021 (Revised October 2021)
Case

Collab Capital

By: Natalia Rigol, Jeffrey J. Bussgang and Mitchell Weiss

Founded in 2020 by Jewel Burks Solomon and her partners, Barry Givens and Justin Dawkins, Collab Capital was a new investment firm built on two pillars: first, it would identify and support ventures founded by Black entrepreneurs, a group underrepresented in... View Details

Keywords: Black Entrepreneurs; Entrepreneurship; Venture Capital; Race; Business Startups; Financial Services Industry; Atlanta

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13 Sep 2024
News

Harvard Business School Rock Center for Entrepreneurship Announces 2024-2025 Entrepreneurs-in-Residence, Venture Capital Advisors, and Lawyers-in-Residence

04 Oct 2022
News

Corporate Governance and Growth Strategy at Capital SAFI

16 May 2023
Video

A Conversation with Professor Jeff Bussgang and HBS Alumni on Venture Capital

August 2022 (Revised November 2022)
Case

Altos Ventures (A)

By: Jo Tango and Alys Ferragamo

In December 2012, Altos Ventures General Partners Han Kim, Anthony Lee, and Ho Nam met to discuss the future of the firm. Altos had already adjusted its strategy multiple times. It began as a U.S.-focused venture capital investor whose first two funds were backed by a... View Details

Keywords: Strategic Planning; Venture Capital; Investment Portfolio; Partners and Partnerships

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1999
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Exploration of the Venture Capital Industry: Is Gender An Issue?

By: Myra Hart, C. Brush, P. Greene and P. Saparito

Keywords: Venture Capital; Gender

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June 2013
Article

Signals across Multiple Networks: How Venture Capital and Alliance Networks Affect Interorganizational Collaboration

By: Umit Ozmel, Jeffrey J. Reuer and Ranjay Gulati

In this paper, we examine the contingent effects of signals generated by different types of networks on new ventures' formation of future strategic alliances. We argue that the signaling value of a given tie in reducing adverse selection is more pronounced when another... View Details

Keywords: Networks; Venture Capital; Alliances

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24 Jul 2000
Research & Ideas

Something Ventured, Something Gained: A European View of Venture Capital

Venture capital is a tale of two continents, HBS professor Josh Lerner (coauthor of the book The Venture Capital Cycle) explained in his opening... View Details

Keywords: by James E. Aisner; Financial Services

02 Aug 2018
Blog Post

Venturing into VC

I’ve spent my summer as an MBA Associate at Victress Capital, an early-stage venture capital (VC) firm focused on achieving outsized returns through investing in diverse teams. I originally met our firm’s... View Details

March 2014
Module Note

The Venture Capital and Private Equity Investing Simulation: The Concepts

By: Matthew Rhodes-Kropf and Nathaniel Burbank

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01 Sep 2011
News

Using Venture Capital to Build Companies and Save the World

19 Sep 2012
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The Venture Capital Secret: 3 Out of 4 Start-Ups Fail

22 Jun 2009
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Q&A; With Harvard's Josh Lerner On State Of Venture Capital

October 2012
Teaching Plan

Vertex Pharmaceuticals and the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation: Venture Philanthropy Funding for Biotech (TP)

By: Robert F. Higgins

This is the teaching note related to HBS case 808005. In 2001, Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated acquired the San Diego-based biotech company, Aurora Biosciences. The combination of Vertex's and Aurora's technologies would improve the flow of novel drug candidates... View Details

Keywords: Venture Philanthropy; Biotechnology; Funding Philanthropy Venture; Cystic Fibrosis; Foundations; Pharmaceuticals; Mergers and Acquisitions; For-Profit Firms; Venture Capital; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Science-Based Business; Nonprofit Organizations; Pharmaceutical Industry; Biotechnology Industry; United States; San Diego

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September 2021 (Revised November 2022)
Case

MAYA Capital

By: Robert F. White, Carla Larangeira and Pedro Levindo

MAYA Capital co-founders Lara Lemann and Monica Saggioro raised $41.5 million through a series of closings for their early-stage Latin American venture capital fund. The two women had met for the first time in mid-2016 when Lemann was contemplating scaling her angel... View Details

Keywords: Early Stage; Portfolio Construction; Fund Management; Investment; Entrepreneurship; Venture Capital; Investment Portfolio; Strategy; Business Startups; Management; Investment Funds; Latin America

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26 Oct 2001
Conference Presentation

Venture Capital Access in the New Economy: Is Gender an Issue?

By: Myra M. Hart, Candida Brush, Nancy Carter, Elizabeth Gatewood and Patricia Greene

Keywords: Venture Capital; Gender; Economy

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31 Oct 2023

The Value of an MBA in Tech, Entrepreneurship, and Venture Capital

Do you currently work in tech, entrepreneurship, or venture capital? Or, do you aspire to work in these dynamic sectors in the future? If you find yourself in either of these categories, we invite you to join a panel of HBS students and... View Details