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Sector research and operating notes on corporate venture, written for the people who have to make the decision rather than describe it.
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- VC-as-a-Service
From Thesis to Traction: Building a Venture Model that Connects Strategy, Capital, and Execution
Building a venture model that truly connects strategy, capital, and execution remains one of the toughest challenges for founders and innovators today…
6 min read - VC-as-a-Service
Designing Venture Structures for Long-Term Value Creation
Most venture structures focus on quick exits, leaving long-term value on the table. You know that aligning ownership, governance, and incentives is crucial—but the path is often unclear…
5 min read - Venture Building
Venture Building vs Traditional Venture Capital: A Practical Guide to Choosing the Right Path
Venture building is not just traditional venture capital with a new name. It reshapes how capital, strategy, and execution come together to support startups from the ground up…
3 min read - VC-as-a-Service
Structuring Support for Startups in Regulated Industries: A Practical Framework
Startups in regulated industries face a unique challenge: meeting strict compliance requirements without slowing growth. You need a governance framework that balances regulatory demands with…
3 min read - IndustryTech
Biosourced Nickel and the Decarbonisation of Stainless Steel: How the Bioeconomy Answers the CSRD and CBAM Challenge
Stainless steel is everywhere in the modern economy — kitchens, hospitals, chemical reactors, energy infrastructure and mobility equipment. And yet…
7 min read - IndustryTech
Phytomining Is Revolutionising Nickel Extraction: When Agroecology Becomes an Industrial Resource
Picture a mine with no underground galleries, no explosives, no large-scale deforestation. A mine where rows of small plants, grown according to the principles of agroecology…
10 min read - VC-as-a-Service
How to Evaluate a Venture Partner Beyond Capital: A Practical Framework
Most founders focus on the capital a venture partner brings, but that’s only part of the story. The right partner offers strategic alignment, operational support…
4 min read - VC-as-a-Service
Venture Capital as a Service (VCaaS): What It Is and How It Works
An operated venture programme sits between an internal CVC unit and a cheque into somebody else's fund. Here is what each of the three actually buys you.
3 min read - VC-as-a-Service
Active Value Creation in Venture Investing: From Capital to Compounding Advantage
Most investors treat capital like a check to be cashed and forgotten. But in fintech and insurtech ventures, passive capital often leaves founders navigating growth and risk alone…
4 min read
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