Corporate Venture Capital

36 Pages Posted: 29 Jan 2021 Last revised: 2 Feb 2023

Date Written: January 6, 2021

Abstract

Entrepreneurship fuels our innovation economy. Venture capitalists concentrated in Silicon Valley fund our most promising startups that become household names.

As this Article explores, however, large corporations have entered the startup funding space, with significant consequences.

This Article examines the large corporation as venture capitalist, why it can challenge traditional venture capitalists for dominance in innovation funding, and legal considerations unique to corporate venture capitalists.

Keywords: venture capital, corporate venture capital, entrepreneurship, startup, innovation, disclosure, antitrust, conflicts of interest

Suggested Citation

Ibrahim, Darian M., Corporate Venture Capital (January 6, 2021). William & Mary Law School Research Paper No. 09-425, Working Paper Series, 24 University of Pennsylvania Journal of Business Law 1 (2021), Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3761253 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3761253

Darian M. Ibrahim (Contact Author)

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