Customer:

German Corporate Venture Capital Company

Challenge:

To identify from a variety of interesting start-ups those, that can offer not only promising solutions, but also fit into the portfolio of the Group, where they can cause an added value.

Key Questions:

• How to identify interesting start-ups?
• What are the needs for innovative concepts that exist within the organization?
• How can the synergies between the portfolio companies of the Corporate Venture Funds and the columns of the core business to be lifted?

Our Input:

• Technical, financial and market due diligence for investment opportunities
• Tracing of deals related to the following topics: iTV, Online-Payment, search and categorisation
• Member of Supervisory Board for gamigo AG (online gaming portal)

Results:

• Successful venture companies identified
• Synergies successful implemented