Post by Alberto Onetti

Propel, Sapphire Ventures, Next 47, AV8... What these VC funds have in common? They are all sort of "disguised " CVCs. Their fund’s backers are respectively Siemens, Allianz, BBVA, and SAP. But they act (and want be perceived) as independent funds. This is an emerging trend in the CVC landscape. In this article I analyzed the reasons behind as well as the limits. Let us know your thoughts Jay R. Chris Barchak Baris Aksoy Miles Kirby Serpil Kuyucak-Schiebel Chris Wiersma Debjit Mukerji Lak Ananth Andreas Weiskam Kevin Diestel Nino Marakovic Steve Abbott Doug Higgins #openinnovation #CVC #vc #Siemens #Allianz #BBVA #SAP #startpus #scaleups #innovation cc Mind the Bridge Startup Europe Partnership Gary Gasbarri Bruno Scarrà Costantino Chessa Roberto Casula Fabian Seunier Patrick Oungre