However, we acknowledge that this may be out of a firm's wheelhouse or otherwise hindered by your day job. We started our Corporate Venture Capital Consulting practice to help bridge the gap.

Why start a Corporate Venture Capital effort?

1. Market Intelligence
Get a comprehensive view of all the new innovation and products in your market. You get more than just the sales pitch. You get a deeper understanding of the solutions, pain points, hurdles and motivations behind what will drive the future of your industry.

2. Drive Innovation
You can form deep partnerships with the solutions that you see driving the industry forward. Position your product ahead of the competition by approaching innovation as an internal/external partnership. Lower your innovation risk and increase returns.

3. Rent to own
De-risk your M&A strategy by starting with a minority investment. This puts you in an excellent position to assess the product, the corporate culture, and the fit before acquisition, not after. Additionally, you may have a leg-up if your partner looks to sell.