Tune into our conversation with Jason Miles Managing Director at VSF Innovation

Interviewed on July 15, 2020

Tune into our conversation with Jenn Gustetic, Director of Early Stage Partnerships at NASA

Interviewed on July 27, 2020

Tune into our conversation with Jennifer Ard, Managing Director at Intel Capital

Interviewed on December 11, 2020

Tune into our conversation with Jeffrey Bussgang, General Partner and Co-Founder, Flybridge Capital Partners; Senior Lecturer, Harvard Business School, Author of the new book The Experimentation Machine.

Interviewed on February 6th, 2025

Tune into our conversation with Steven Kaplan, Professor of Entrepreneurship at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.

Interviewed on March 3rd, 2025

Tune into our conversation with Joseph LiPuma, Associate Professor In Global Business, Strategy And Innovation at the Boston Questrom School of Business.

Interviewed on March 6th, 2025

Interviewed on March 19th, 2025

Megann Vaughn Watters shares her journey from biomedical engineering to one of healthcare's most strategic corporate venture funds at LabCorp. She and Nicolas Sauvage discuss lessons in sourcing innovation, managing a fund of funds, partnering with startups, managing a growing portfolio, and scaling strategic value across the enterprise.

In this episode of Corporate Venturing Insider, Steve Westly—Founder and Managing Partner of The Westly Group, and former Controller and Chief Fiscal Officer of the State of California—joins Nicolas Sauvage for a wide-ranging conversation on investing, innovation, and leadership.

Recorded live at GCV Monterey on March 20, 2025, Steve shares hard-earned lessons from his journey through public service, IPOs, and nearly two decades of venture investing. From early bets on Tesla and Luminar to his views on AI, cost curves, and the role of corporate LPs, Steve offers actionable advice for fund managers, founders, and corporate leaders alike. Listen here!

Interviewed March 20, 2025

Join Bonny Simi, President of Operations at Joby Aviation and former founder of JetBlue Ventures to discuss her corporate venturing career.

Interviewed March 19th, 2025 at GCVI 2025 Summit in Monterey, CA.

Hosted by Nicolas Sauvage

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Tune into our conversation with Gustavo Schwed, Professor of Finance and Professor of Management Practice at NYU Stern School of Business.

Interviewed on March 4th, 2025

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Tune into our conversation with Angela Lee, Professor of Professional Practice at Columbia Business School.

Interviewed on April 15th, 2025

In this episode of Corporate Venturing Insider, Nicolas Sauvage sits down with Angela Lee, founder of 37 Angels and professor at Columbia Business School, to unpack her unconventional path from founder to investor and educator. Angela shares how she built 37 Angels to close both the knowledge and diversity gaps in angel investing, while offering frameworks for diligence, decision-making, and founder evaluation. The conversation also explores the evolving role of corporate venture capital, including its strategic potential, pitfalls like rights of first refusal, and practical advice on how CVCs can truly support startups.

Interviewed May 5th, 2025

In Episode 108 of Corporate Venturing Insider, Nicolas Sauvage sits down with Temple Fennell, cofounder and managing partner at Clean Energy Ventures. Temple shares his journey from systems engineer to climate-focused investor, offering insights into launching the CREO Syndicate and building Clean Energy Ventures. He breaks down his investment framework—like boundary rules and watch mode—and reflects on the evolving role of CVCs in climate tech. This episode is packed with strategic lessons for investors, founders, and innovation leaders.

Tune into our conversation with Matt Rhodes-Kropf, Managing Partner at Tectonic Ventures and Professor at MIT Sloan School of Management.

Interviewed on March 28th, 2025

Tune into our conversation with Aaron Brandt, Executive Vice President at Hypertherm Ventures

Interviewed on January 04, 2021

On July 21st, 2025, Corporate Venturing Insider welcomed Mike Smeed, Managing Director of InMotion Ventures, the CVC arm of Jaguar Land Rover.

In conversation with Nicolas Sauvage, President of TDK Ventures, Mike shared how InMotion balances strategic alignment with entrepreneurial agility through its evergreen structure, fast decision-making, and clear corporate engagement. The episode explores the central question guiding his journey: what kind of investor do you want to be?

Interviewed August 14, 2025

Nicolas Sauvage interviews Tammi Smorynski—24-year Intel Capital veteran and now GCV Institute instructor—on her winding path from J.P. Morgan to venture and why great CVCs must balance strategic impact with financial discipline. She shares boardroom best practices (say the hard thing first, observers can be powerful, use her eight-slide handover pack) and lessons from Intel Capital’s leaders summed up by Les Vadasz’s mantra: “steady as she goes.” Smorynski compares past downturns to today’s uncertainty, offers guarded optimism for deep-tech hardware, and urges aspiring CVCs to find mentors, treat failures as tuition, and prepare rigorously.

Interviewed August 15th, 2025

In this episode of Corporate Venturing Insider #112, Nicolas Sauvage speaks with Valery Yakubovich from Wharton’s Mack Institute about his latest report on corporate venturing. Valery explains how CVC has evolved from “David vs. Goliath” disruption toward symbiotic partnerships, where corporations and startups co-create value. The conversation unpacks six core corporate objectives—from risk management to ecosystem building—and explores emerging practices like venture clienting, venture building, and even AI-enabled startups.

Interviewed September 25, 2025

In Episode #113 of Corporate Venturing Insider, Nicolas Sauvage speaks with Alexandra Renner, Program Manager at BMW Startup Garage, the world’s first venture client unit. Alexandra shares her journey from co-founding an augmented reality startup to shaping how BMW collaborates with hundreds of business units and pilots startup technologies at scale. She discusses the evolution of venture clienting, from early challenges to today’s best practices in scouting, piloting, and building lasting partnerships. Alexandra also explains how BMW balances startup speed with corporate rigor, the importance of internal communications, and why starting “big enough” is essential for success. This episode offers practical lessons for corporates, entrepreneurs, and anyone curious about how startups and industry giants can innovate together.

Interviewed October 6, 2025

In this episode of Corporate Venturing Insider, Nicolas Sauvage sits down with Annie Goman, Managing Director of Btomorrow Ventures, to explore how BAT’s venture arm is redefining corporate innovation. Goman shares how she led a strategic reset of Fund II, emphasizing “high alignment and high autonomy” to guide BAT’s transformation beyond nicotine. She also shares her scout bee analogy—describing how Btomorrow Ventures is charting the path to the company’s next hive of growth.

Interviewed October 18, 2025

In this episode of Corporate Venturing Insider, Nicolas Sauvage sits down with Jody Thelander, founder and CEO of J. Thelander Consulting, to unpack how compensation shapes autonomy, retention, and performance in corporate venture capital. Together they explore the delicate balance between VC-style incentives and corporate governance. Listeners will learn how to design compensation models that align mission, motivate teams, and earn the mothership’s trust.

Tune into our conversation with James Mawson, Founder and CEO at GCV Institute

Interviewed on January 16, 2021

Tune into our conversation with Francis Ho, Senior Vice President at Samsung Catalyst Fund

Interviewed on January 25, 2021

Tune into our conversation with Yvonne Lutsch, Investment Principal at Bosch Venture Capital

Interviewed on February 09, 2021

Tune into our conversation with Jacqueline LeSage, Managing General Partner at Munich RE Ventures

Interviewed on March 09, 2021

Tune into our conversation with David Hayes, Managing Partner at bp Ventures

Interviewed on March 25, 2021

Tune into our conversation with Malin Carlström, Head of Ventures at ABB Technology Ventures

Interviewed on April 06, 2021

Tune into our conversation with Dina Routhier, President at Stanley Ventures

Interviewed on April 16, 2021

Tune into our conversation with Lisa Lambert, CTIO, President, & Founder at National Grid Partners

Interviewed on May 03, 2021

Tune into our conversation with Victoria Slivkoff, Global Head of Innovation and Entrepreneurship at University of California

Interviewed on August 08, 2020

Tune into our conversation with Xin Ma, Managing Director at Total Carbon Neutrality Ventures

Interviewed on May 14, 2021

Tune into our conversation with Stefan Gabriel, Managing Director at Hitachi Ventures

Interviewed on May 28, 2021

Tune into our conversation with Baris Guzel, Partner at BMW i Ventures

Interviewed on June 11, 2021

Tune into our conversation with Kevin Crosby, Principal at Amazon Alexa Startups

Interviewed on June 25, 2021

Tune into our conversation with Rashmi Gopinath, General Partner at B Capital Group

Interviewed on July 11, 2021

Tune into our conversation with Abhijit Gang, Managing Director at Goodyear Ventures

Interviewed on July 25, 2021

Tune into our conversation with Cyril Vancura, Partner at imec.xpand

Interviewed on August 06, 2021

Tune into our conversation with Kirsten Bartok Touw, Managing Partner at AirFinance

Interviewed on August 23, 2021

Tune into our conversation with Jim Adler, Founder & General Partner at Toyota Ventures

Interviewed on September 03, 2021

Tune into our conversation with Stephane Longuet, Managing Partner at Convivialité Ventures

Interviewed on September 19, 2021

Tune into our conversation with Supachai Kid, CEO and Co-founder at RISE

Interviewed on August 25, 2020

Tune into our conversation with Claudia Zeisberger, Senior Affiliate Professor of Entrepreneurship and Family Enterprise at INSEAD

Interviewed on October 02, 2021

Tune into our conversation with Eileen Tanghal, Senior Partner at In-Q-Tel

Interviewed on October 17, 2021

Tune into our conversation with Quinn Li, Senior Vice President at Qualcomm Ventures

Interviewed on October 27, 2021

Tune into our conversation with Liz Arrington, Managing Director at GCV Institute

Interviewed on November 15, 2021

Tune into our conversation with Brian Schettler, Partner at Boeing Horizon X Fund

Interviewed on December 09, 2021

Tune into our conversation with Dong-Su Kim, CEO at LG Technology Ventures

Interviewed on January 21, 2022

Tune into our conversation with Barbara Burger, President at Chevron Tech Ventures

Interviewed on February 04, 2022

Tune into our conversation with Andrea Course, Venture Principal at Shell Ventures

Interviewed on February 21, 2022

Tune into our conversation with Debra Brackeen, CSIO at CSAA Insurance Group

Interviewed on March 03, 2022

Tune into our conversation with Faran Nouri, Vice President at Lam Research

Interviewed on March 17, 2022