Why do investments and partnerships have to go hand in hand? That's what Michaela Bessell, responsible for Ecosystems and Partnerships at Henkel dx Ventures, discussed at the Innovation Roundtable® last week. 💡 In her keynote, she emphasized how Henkel dx Ventures invests in start-ups and facilitates collaboration with Henkel’s business units and shared the lessons learned on building successful partnerships. 🤝 Michaela’s presentation gave a perspective on how corporate venture capital can support the strategic innovation pipeline of the business She covered various aspects of the set up from maintaining a balance between closeness of partnerships with the business and distance of investment management, uncovering competitive advantages and identifying potential startup partners, the decision-making criteria for partnering and investing in startups, facilitating startup collaboration through use case collection, ecosystem screening, and matchmaking, and advancing collaboration beyond Proof-of-Concepts by securing business commitment and budgets. #InnovationRoundtable #CorporateVenturing #CVC
