Corporate Venture Capital - Publications - Faculty & Research

23 Feb 2009
Research & Ideas

Creative Entrepreneurship in a Downturn

higher risk projects and new ventures. This has a domino effect on the venture capital providers and subsequently on the angel investor community. Each group is concerned that there will not be an investor... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

Responsibility of Business

and environmental and social sustainability in a global context. I was able to meet scholars involved in a broad spectrum of research domains; from emerging markets to corporate sustainability, which made it possible to synthesize my... View Details

19 Feb 2013
First Look

First Look: Feb. 19

PublicationsLabor Regulations and European Venture Capital Authors:Bozkaya, Ant, and William R. Kerr Publication:Journal of Economics & Management Strategy Abstract European nations substitute between... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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WesTrek 2025: Exploring the future of tech in Silicon Valley - Recruiting

significant expansion, with visits to six top venture capital firms — a 20% increase from last year — offering students deeper insights into the evolving investment landscape. The four company tracks... View Details

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Isabella Mandis | MBA

SaaS, and data science. Formative experience at the intersection of technology and business: Motivated to foster diversity in the venture capital industry, I founded Girls Into VC—the first organization... View Details

01 Jun 2013
News

Start Me Up

In April, HBS students and alumni looking for capital ran their good ideas through the gauntlet. As part of the New Venture Competition, the School's annual entrepreneurship challenge, 25 finalists— 8... View Details

Keywords: contests; awards; infographic

Parker Treacy

Parker is the founder of Cobli, the most advanced vehicle telematics and mobility platform in Latin America. Launched in 2017, the company has already raised more than $20mm from investors such as Fifth Wall Ventures and Valor View Details

Keywords: Insurance;#64;#Software/App;#68;#Transportation & Logistics

February 2001 (Revised June 2001)
Case

eSurg (B): Second Round Financing

By: Jay O. Light and Anthony Massaro

An embryonic online medical supplies firm must negotiate a second-round funding. View Details

Keywords: Business Startups; Negotiation; Venture Capital; Financing and Loans; Internet; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry

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at Redesign Health, a digital health venture studio, where he created and financed health tech startup companies. Before that, he was a Managing Director at dRx Capital, Novartis’ digital health venture... View Details

Keywords: Healthcare

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Arthur Rock

journey into venture capital began with an early stint in investment banking at Hayden, Stone in New York City. His natural affinity for finance led him to encounters with a number of small companies around... View Details

22 Apr 2020
Research Event

How Investors Are Sizing Up Climate Change’s Risks—and Opportunities

Until a few years ago, climate change’s potential impact seemed abstract for many investors. Now, as sea levels rise, hurricanes intensify, and droughts threaten food supplies, many investors are confronting its financial realities. But it’s not a simple calculation.... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost; Financial Services

07 Apr 2023
Blog Post

Career Advice: Pursuing a Dual Degree

companies and venture capital investors to hearing stories of different founders, was important to me. The program is tailored for technical entrepreneurship and exploring the various issues entrepreneurs... View Details

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Phoebe Peronto

complete strangers who, over time, become your close friends. It all helps me discover what I care about; what my personal values are.” Looking ahead, Phoebe has no, one fixed ambition. Venture capital still... View Details

Keywords: Tech

September 2020
Case

Disrupting Justice at RightNow: Persevere, Pivot or Perish

By: Shikhar Ghosh and Amir Reza Rezvani

The case examines the focus of an early stage company, and how an unexpected external incidence can threaten or void the business model. It encompasses issues such as defining and pivoting a business model, organizational requirements for a pivot, investor relations,... View Details

Keywords: Legal Aspects Of Business; Startup; Teams; Pivot; Financing; Entrepreneurship; Law; Venture Capital; Business Startups; Financing and Loans; Business Model; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Legal Services Industry; Germany

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May 2022 (Revised December 2023)
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Founder Collective

By: Jo Tango and Alys Ferragamo

Founder Collective ("FC") launched in 2009 with a clear mission: to be the most aligned fund for founders at the seed stage. In keeping with its mission, FC maintained smaller fund sizes and was not a lifecycle investor. By November of 2021, the seed market had become... View Details

Keywords: Seed Investing; Business Startups; Mission and Purpose; Investment; Competitive Strategy; Venture Capital

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16 Feb 2004
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European Private Equity—Still a Teenager?

The European market remains very attractive, with strong potential for growth—especially once French and German restructuring gets more underway, according to a panel of private equity group executives. That panel discussion was part of the 10th Annual 2004 View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Financial Services

01 Jun 2003
News

Student Conferences, at a Glance

Trust your instincts. “Make sure you can raise your hand and say, ‘Something doesn’t look right.’ ” Venture Capital & Private Equity Conference February 1, 2003 Sponsor: HBS View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

17 Jul 2023
Blog Post

From the Panelists: Toward a Decarbonized Future: Who Pays? Who Profits?

so far, but focused on ‘financing reduced emissions.’” Girish Nadkarni, recently retired CEO of Total Energy Ventures and senior advisor to OGCI Climate Investments, called for corporations to increase their... View Details

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Preqin | Baker Library

Preqin Data and information on private equity and venture capital companies, funds, and deals; debt, real estate and infrastructure. Read More Preqin, a part of BlackRock, is known as the home of... View Details

April 2002
Article

Limited Arbitrage in Mergers and Acquisitions

By: Malcolm Baker and Serkan Savasoglu

A diversified portfolio of risk arbitrage positions produces an abnormal return of 0.6-0.9% per month over the period from 1981 to 1996. We trace these profits to practical limits on risk arbitrage. In our model of risk arbitrage, arbitrageurs' risk-bearing capacity... View Details

Keywords: Arbitrage; Market Efficiency; Mergers and Acquisitions; Profit; Risk and Uncertainty; Corporate Strategy; Capital; Banking Industry

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