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We proudly say that we are a leverage driven company, unlike most companies which are a product & labor given. We do not build any ventures unless we can leverage our unfair advantage process & network. That's why we say at GV - we invent, invest, and build game-changing ventures with influential partners to leverage extraordinary growth.

Being deeply engaged with the topics around corporate venturing at PwC Next Level, I think about and discuss the optimal utilization of these vehicles daily. Here's a snippet of my take on the main corporate venturing vehicles: Venture Clienting, Venture Building, and Venture Capital: 🤝🏼 Corporate Venture Clienting: Offers rapid, direct strategic impact on the core business by strategically integrating external startups into specific use cases. 💡 Corporate Venture Building: Provides medium-term, indirect influence on the core business by developing strategically aligned ventures while leveraging existing assets of the parent company. 💰 Corporate Venture Capital: Yields long-term, primarily financial impact with limited strategic involvement from the parent company. How do you perceive the corporate venturing landscape? Let me know your thoughts in the comments or send me a DM 💬   #CorporateVenturing #CorporateInnovation #PwCNextLevel #CorporateVentureCapital #CorporateVentureBuilding #VentureClienting   Florian Noell | Alexander Rösch | Serge Reh | Philipp B. Pilat | Roksana Siewiorek | Felix Thyen | Katharina Götzen | Eve Hartman

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Will Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm that prefers to invest across the consumer, healthcare, and media markets. They invest early and put in the work to help founders win. They invest across multiple rounds. And, they maintain a close network of specialist and generalist investment firms that span from early to late-stage for co-investment and follow-on financings. They leverage their relationships with leagues, teams, player’s associations, and talent agencies to help their portfolio companies build momentum behind their brand. They facilitate partnerships between their portfolio companies and corporates across consumer, health, and media to launch pilots, co-develop products, increase distribution, and secure marquee customers. They offer access to a broad network of operators, investors, academics, and advisors that provide ongoing guidance to founders across their portfolio. They provide marketing strategy support and produce content to drive awareness for founders and companies across their portfolio. They conduct deep, thematic market research to help founders navigate competitive landscapes and position themselves for success. #Venturecapital #firm #founders #media #health #consumer #sectors

#investing #venturecapital #leadership #restart #Monday When Michael Moritz-the former chairman of Sequoia Capital-was once asked about the long and sustained success of that iconic venture capital firm, among other things, he said… “We assume tomorrow won’t be like yesterday. We can’t afford to rest on our laurels.” Now, that’s some ‘Hardy’ perspective (comic puns unintended), even for pursuits which stretch way beyond the domain of venture capital. For, whatever we do, we are indulging in investments of some sort. Investments in our careers, our reputations, our asset accumulations and even, perhaps most importantly, in ourselves. All of that is highly dependent on one’s actions and thoughts in the high stakes environment of the present moment. To borrow from a cricketing analogy: It does not matter if you have scored a hundred, if you get out on the next ball. All that matters is what you did in the present. In the business boardroom, the cricketing pitch, or the greatest stage of them all-your own life. Forget the successes of the last week. Take guard again. Make capital of the week to come!

📈 𝐓𝐨𝐩 𝐔𝐒 𝐕𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐐1 2024 1. Andreessen Horowitz: 33 companies 2. General Catalyst: 32 companies 3. Sequoia Capital: 23 companies 4. Khosla Ventures: 21 companies 5. Lightspeed: 19 companies 6. Alumni Ventures: 16 companies 7. Bessemer Venture Partners: 15 companies 8.AlleyCorp, GV (Google Ventures), Polychain Capital, Samsung Next: 13 companies #VentureCapital #InvestmentTrends #USInvestors #1Q2024 #QuarterlyReview

Private Equity (PE) firms are becoming a larger part of the exit optionality for B2B SaaS Founders and CEOs. Over the past few years, PE firms have gone down the market to evaluate companies in the $5M - $20M ARR range which was traditionally the domain of Venture Capital. In today's episode, we cover several aspects of being an Operating Partner at a Private Equity firm with Paul Stansik, Partner at ParkerGale Capital including: • The role of an Operating Partner at a PE firm • The evolution of an Operating Partner over the past five years • How to work with a PE Operating Partner as a GTM executive • The most concerning “metrics trends” over the last 12 months • What CEOs should expect from their VP of Sales If you are working with or will be starting to work with an Operating Partner in a Private Equity firm this conversation is chock-full of great insights and ideas. Listen now at https://lnkd.in/eb82hWS4 #MetricsThatMeasureUp #PrivateEquity #B2BSaaS

Private Equity (PE) firms are becoming a larger part of the exit optionality for B2B SaaS Founders and CEOs. Over the past few years, PE firms have gone down the market to evaluate companies in the $5M - $20M ARR range which was traditionally the domain of Venture Capital. In today's episode, we cover several aspects of being an Operating Partner at a Private Equity firm with Paul Stansik, Partner at ParkerGale Capital including: • The role of an Operating Partner at a PE firm • The evolution of an Operating Partner over the past five years • How to work with a PE Operating Partner as a GTM executive • The most concerning “metrics trends” over the last 12 months • What CEOs should expect from their VP of Sales If you are working with or will be starting to work with an Operating Partner in a Private Equity firm this conversation is chock-full of great insights and ideas. Listen now at https://lnkd.in/eb82hWS4 #MetricsThatMeasureUp #PrivateEquity #B2BSaaS

Different M&A Deal Types 🔄 While Strategic M&A, where two companies merge, is common, there are other key deals also. Strategic M&A 🔍 Two companies become one for synergies. But there's more! Private equity LBOs (leveraged buyouts) and restructuring deals. Private Equity LBOs 💰 LBOs are like cash deals financed by debt, often taking public firms private. But here- the buyer isn't a company but a private equity investment firm. Eg- Budweiser's journey through LBOs. Value Creation in LBOs 📈 It's not about merging companies but about operational efficiency, long-term restructuring, and finding undervalued assets. Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway is a prime example. Restructuring Deals 🔄 Companies don't just buy; they sell or spin off too! Asset sales, spinoffs, and equity carve-outs play a role. Microsoft's patent purchase from AOL and Kraft's spinoff of Mondelez are one of these. Synergies in Asset Sales and Spinoffs 💡 In asset sales, the value lies in the purchased asset benefiting the buyer more. Spinoffs, on the other hand, create value by splitting a company into two focused businesses, each with its own stock price. Financial Engineering in Spinoffs 🛠️ Spinoffs aren't just about restructuring; they're also financial engineering. By focusing on distinct businesses, companies make it easier for analysts to evaluate, potentially boosting the company's value. Carve Outs: The Rare Gem 💎 Carve outs, a blend of spinoffs and asset sales, are rare. The ability to raise funds separately might not be a significant factor. Companies could secure funds even before the split. #MergersAndAcquisitions #BusinessTalks