EU CVC

In today’s episode of our CVC series,  Andreas Munk Holm  and our CVC in-house expert,  Jeppe Høier , talk with  Ida Christine Brun , Venture Investments and Partnership Director at  Maersk Growth . With over 13 years at Maersk under her belt, Ida brings experience from commercial business development and supply chain management to her current role in corporate venturing. She explains how Maersk G...

In today’s episode of our CVC series, Andreas and our CVC in-house expert, Jeppe Høier , talk with Ann-Sofie Ekberg , CEO of Volvo Cars Tech Fund , the corporate venture arm of Volvo Cars. Founded in 2018, the fund invests directly from Volvo’s balance sheet, backing startups in mobility, sustainability, and digitalization. While prioritizing strategic relevance, the fund maintains a disciplined i...

In today’s episode of our CVC series, Andreas and our CVC in-house expert, Jeppe Høier , sit down with Nicolas Sauvage , President of TDK Ventures , the corporate venture capital arm of TDK Corporation , a global leader in electronics and materials technology. With $350 million in AUM across three funds, TDK Ventures focuses on hard tech, deep tech, and energy transformation. It invests between $2...

In today’s episode of our CVC series, Andreas and our CVC in-house expert, Jeppe Høier , talk with Alokik Advani , Managing Partner at Fidelity’s Corporate Venture Capital (CVC) arm, a strategic investment group focused on early-stage FinTech. Operating globally from London, Fidelity’s CVC targets opportunities in asset and wealth management, investing between $3–$10 million per deal and maintaini...

In today’s episode, Andreas and Jeppe sit down with Petr Mikovic , Managing Director and Chairman of InvenCapital , the corporate venture capital arm of CEZ Group . They discuss how InvenCapital operates with a unique dual-funding structure in collaboration with the European Investment Bank (EIB), blending corporate strategy with financial investment goals. InvenCapital, which manages €500M and fo...

In this episode of the EU CVC podcast, Andreas and Jeppe, our in-house CVC expert, talks with Mike Smeed , Managing Director at InMotion Ventures , the corporate venture capital arm of JLR (Jaguar Land Rover). InMotion Ventures is one of the most active corporate investors in the UK, with a global presence in the UK, Bay Area, and Tel Aviv. The team focuses on Seed to Series A investments, with ty...

In this episode of the EUVC podcast, Andreas and our in-house CVC expert,  Jeppe Høier,  are joined by  Samuli Siren , CEO of  Redstone , one of Europe's most successful venture capital firms. Together, we’ll dive deep into Redstone’s approach to corporate venture capital, exploring how they’ve built a portfolio with around €600M across ten different funds. Redstone specializes in Series A rounds...

In this episode of the EUVC podcast, Andreas and our in-house CVC expert  Jeppe Høier  discuss venture capital with  Gina Domanig , Managing Partner at  Emerald Technology Ventures . Gina Domanig is the Managing Partner of Emerald Technology Ventures. In 2000, she founded the business as Europe's first independent cleantech venture capital fund. In addition to Emerald activities, Gina serves on th...

In this episode of the EUVC podcast, Andreas discusses how we prepared a new panel discussion with our in-house CVC expert and friend,  Jeppe Høier , and his guests. Francesco Di Lorenzo  is an Associate Professor of Strategy and E-ship at  Copenhagen Business School  (Department of Strategy and Innovation), where he is actively involved in research and teaching topics related to Corporate Venturi...