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PwC’s corporate venturing podcast

PwC Belgium

15 episodes

3 months ago

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Just about every company struggles to stay on top of what’s happening in our fast-changing world. Especially the trends and events that may impact the firm or influence its business. Many look for support from decision intelligence platforms; AI platforms that can help perform research and analysis effectively. One such is Trensition’s Trendtracker platform. Explains Trensition’s founder and Chief Growth Officer, Vincent Defour, "Trendtracker is like an advanced AI strategy analyst that conti...

Show more...

Entrepreneurship

Episodes (15/15)

PwC’s corporate venturing podcast

15: PwC delivers analysis of real-time data and trends with Trensition

Just about every company struggles to stay on top of what’s happening in our fast-changing world. Especially the trends and events that may impact the firm or influence its business. Many look for support from decision intelligence platforms; AI platforms that can help perform research and analysis effectively. One such is Trensition’s Trendtracker platform. Explains Trensition’s founder and Chief Growth Officer, Vincent Defour, "Trendtracker is like an advanced AI strategy analyst that conti...

3 months ago

20 minutes

PwC’s corporate venturing podcast

14: CV Barometer: closing the innovation gap

The 4th corporate venturing barometer is out! The results show a major gap between corporates wanting to collaborate with startups and those who actually do. It seems that something is holding corporate's back from reaching out to startups... What is it? And how can we close this gap? Enya and Birgit discuss the results with Robin De Cock, associate professor at Antwerp Management School.

6 months ago

25 minutes

PwC’s corporate venturing podcast

13: How should Corporate Venturing & Innovation Leaders interact with and involve C-level when it comes to innovation and startup collaborations?

Recently, Antwerp Management School published a new study about measuring and reporting on corporate innovation, as well as balancing the relationships with C-Level. During this podcast, Elise Carton (PwC) and Robin De Cock (AMS) explore best practices and lessons learned on finding the right balance when it comes to C-level involvement in corporate venturing activities, how to get executive buy-in and maintain constructive relationships. It's all about finding the right balance! Elise Carto...

1 year ago

22 minutes

PwC’s corporate venturing podcast

12: How do you measure the impact of innovation activities in your company?

Recently, Antwerp Management School published a new study about measuring and reporting on corporate innovation, as well as balancing the relationships with C-Level. During this podcast, Elise Carton (PwC) and Robin De Cock (AMS) dive deeper into the challenges related to measuring and reporting on innovation, and walk you through the different steps to establish a KPI framework set up for success.

1 year ago

21 minutes

PwC’s corporate venturing podcast

11: Is Corporate Venturing only for larger companies? Think again!

Corporate Venturing can be just as relevant and feasible for smaller companies than it is for the giants and multinationals amongst us. In this episode, Elise Carton (PwC) discusses the latest research of Antwerp Management School on this topic with professor Robin De Cock. The differences but also similarities between larger and smaller companies when it comes to corporate venturing might surprise you!

2 years ago

17 minutes

PwC’s corporate venturing podcast

10: Teaming up doesn't have to be complicated

This episode is all about corporate venturing in its purest, simplest form: a corporate and a startup teaming up together. No equity participation, complicated negotiations and procedures, it's clear that Energy Lab and Moonbird hit it off right away and got their partnership up and running in no time. Elise Carton (PwC) talks to Stefanie Broes (Moonbird) and Elise Eeckhout (Energy Lab) about their journey so far, and what it might bring in the future.

2 years ago

18 minutes

PwC’s corporate venturing podcast

9: So you build a corporate venture - what happens next?

Together with guests Bart Houben (9.5 Ventures) and Bernhard Hauser (Heylog), Elise Carton (PwC) explores what the next steps are for corporate-incubated ventures, throughout the story of Heylog, a Schmitz-Cargobull spin-out in which 9.5 Ventures invested.

2 years ago

27 minutes

PwC’s corporate venturing podcast

8: The banking industry showing the ropes on corporate venturing

A recent study of PwC Belgium shows that banks are engaging in an increasing number of partnerships, often with young ventures. Elise Carton (PwC), discusses findings and cases of this study with Gregory Joos (PwC) and Olivier Duron (PwC), who conducted this study. They are joined by Rik Coeckelbergs (The Banking Scene) who shares his views and insights on the latest trends in financial services as well as the ‘why’ and ‘how’ of banks teaming up with startups.

4 years ago

37 minutes

PwC’s corporate venturing podcast

6: Practice what you preach - How PwC collaborates with promising ventures

During this episode, Elise Carton (PwC) speaks with Johan Van der Straeten (PwC) and Johan De Geyter (Iristick) about how PwC and Iristick have joined forces to best serve our customers when it comes to transforming manufacturing sites supporting ‘the connected worker’.

4 years ago

29 minutes

PwC’s corporate venturing podcast

7: VC’s and corporates joining forces to build and invest new venture

During this episode, Elise Carton (PwC) dives deeper into the benefits of venture capitalists and corporates working hand-in-hand to build and nurture new ventures. Her guests Pieter Van de Velde (9.5 Ventures) and Philippe De Schutter (The Park) speak about different ways corporates and venture capitalists can join forces, as well as how the combination of both made The Park a success story.

4 years ago

27 minutes

PwC’s corporate venturing podcast

5: How corporate start-up studios and entrepreneurs are building the successful start-ups of tomorrow hand in hand

How can corporates and entrepreneurs build ventures together? In this episode, Elise Carton (PwC) explores the benefits and challenges of this exciting form of corporate venturing. Her guests Sam Heymans (CEO and founder of Lizy) and Michaël Grandfils (Managing Director of Lab Box, d'Ieteren's start-up studio) share their experiences on corporate start-up studios, having a corporate on board from the beginning, and building Lizy hand in hand. Participants: Sam Heymans, CEO and founder of Li...

4 years ago

31 minutes

PwC’s corporate venturing podcast

4: How start-up studios or venture builders are reshaping corporate venturing

What are start-up studios or venture builders? In this episode, Elise Carton (PwC) takes a deeper dive into this subject, and how start-up studios play a role in corporate venturing. Her guests Yasmin Vantuykom (Efluenz) and Raphael Halberthal (Startup Factory) share their success stories and elaborate on the way forward of start-up studios, innovation and entrepreneurship.

5 years ago

34 minutes

PwC’s corporate venturing podcast

3: Open innovation strategies and accelerator programmes

During this episode, Elise Carton and Philipp Pilat (PwC), together with Heraeus’ Florian Theisen (Venture Catalyst) and Mario Hehle (Head of Innovation and Senior Vice President), consider all aspects of open innovation strategies and accelerator programmes. Florian and Mario explain the benefits of open innovation and how they lead innovation at Heraeus through a transformation, including the launch of fiftyOne, Heraeus’ new innovation centre in Hanau. They also share insights on how they ...

5 years ago

33 minutes

PwC’s corporate venturing podcast

2: A start-up’s perspective on corporate investors

During this episode, Elise Carton (PwC), Aelbrecht Van Damme (The Harbour), Michiel Van Meervenne (Kriket) and Jeroen Dils (Kwantz) discuss the perspective of start-ups in having a corporate investor on board. What are the priorities for corporates and corporate investors right now? What are the benefits of raising capital with a corporate? They also touch upon the different types of corporate investors and Michiel and Jeroen share some insights and lessons learned before, during and post-dea...

5 years ago

35 minutes

PwC’s corporate venturing podcast

1: The basic principles of corporate venturing

What’s corporate venturing all about? In this first episode, Lieven Adams and Elise Carton (PwC) discuss the definition and principles of corporate venturing with fellow experts Vincent Molly and Andries Reymer. How can corporates and start-ups collaborate? What are the benefits of doing so? What makes these collaborations successful?

5 years ago

37 minutes