1、September 2024Prescient funds will stay aware of their dependency and successfully manage the risk of dormancy through educating corporate sponsors on the important role of venture.”We are pleased to present the fourth edition of this report,capturing trends across the industry over time.The report

2、draws on the most extensive survey of the CVC ecosystem one in four active CVCs responded.With this broad industry perspective,we can say that corporate venture capital has not shied away from the innovation economy despite the prolonged industry-wide venture capital(VC)slowdown.Participation rates

3、the percent of VC deals that CVCs are a part of remain near all-time highs as CVCs continue to invest.They appreciate that the pace of technological innovation is not slowing and are eager to understand and invest in emerging areas like generative AI(GenAI)and climate tech.With a key role as an orga

4、nizations sensor function,CVCs have never been more important.Still,CVCs are not immune to the industry-wide downturn.As the macro environment remains slow,more funds are making fewer investments.The risk of dormancy among some funds remains present in a slow market where exits and strategic outcome

5、s are fewer.It is up to CVC leaders to guide the parents through this market,in which timelines to realize financial or strategic returns are often elongated.Educating corporate sponsors can be challenging,especially for new funds that report the lowest levels of excitement among executives.This yea

6、r we analyzed the differences among mature and newbie CVCs.What we gleaned is that prescient funds will stay aware of their dependency and successfully manage the risks of dormancy through educating corporate sponsors on the important role of venture and the value that CVCs bring to the organization