Venture capital

When they work, CVCs can help large companies to stay close to innovation at the edge of the firm.

Three avenues for creating a vibrant venture sector.

What entrepreneurs need to know about what’s changing—and what’s staying the same.

Venture capital isn’t about playing the odds—it’s about rewriting them.

Succeeding in this role will help you build your brand, increase deal flow, and improve the performance of the companies you invest in.

Four steps to help investors solicit clear feedback and build better relationships with entrepreneurs.

The key is to embrace risk, disagreement, and agility.

The obstacles you can expect to confront, and how to overcome them.

Instead of casting a wide net, try a more strategic approach.

Three lessons, based on a study of more than 200 senior-level executives.

Sector specialization comes with steep risks — and high upside.

New research suggests that exclusive support from female investors may be a mixed blessing because it can make it harder to raise additional rounds of financing.

Growing quickly requires giving up some control. It’s investors’ responsibility to make sure that happens.

Even with $290 billion in committed capital, venture capitalists may slow their pace of investing — and focus on the companies they’ve already backed.

How to identify and attract investors who will support your long-term, stakeholder-focused plans.

How entrepreneurs can decide whether to pursue corporate funding, and if so, which CVC to pick.

Don’t undervalue the overlooked.

The more rivals you outbid, the more likely you are to have paid too much.

An analysis of more than 4,000 firms, their founders, and their funders.

How new business ideas are presented may matter more than the quality of the ideas themselves.