63-page corporate VC report

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We just released our 63-page 2016 Global Corporate Venture Capital report. The analysis looks at global CVC trends through the end of 2016.

Check out a few highlights scattered below.

You might be dead and jobless, but the streets will be clean

Got some good news and bad news about robots.

Regtech keeps it 

We looked at financing trends to private regtech companies since 2012. Deals to regtech startups hit a record of 102 deals in 2016. It is the first time deal total hit triple digits in the last 5 years, despite a slight dip in total funding.

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Hack: How to hire MBAs

My co-founder Jon stumbled upon this hack to get lots of MBA resumes which I'm going to let you in on.

Whatever the job title, throw the word "strategic" in front of it.

You're welcome.

CVC gets down

Globally, corporate VCs participated in $24.9B of funding across 1,352 deals in 2016. CVC deal activity sunk below 300 for the first time in 11 quarters in Q4'16, and overall deals in 2016 decreased by 2% over 2015.

Y Combinator part 1: This is good

Michael Seibel, the CEO of Y Combinator, penned a great post about funding rounds not being milestones (see The Blurb).

From grapeless wine to cowless milk

We mapped out 67 private synthetic biology startups according to their main area of focus. Startups are working to build next-gen pharmaceuticals, fuels, and food products, among many other applications of this transformative technology.

Y Combinator part 2: Big valuation

As we've shown before, Y Combinator is the heavyweight champion among accelerator programs. In Jan 2015, we detailed the 8 YC portfolio companies worth over $50B.

Now, a new letter from YC highlights that they're approaching the $100B valuation mark (see The Blurb for full article). Very impressive. 

But that mission 

Leading CVC investors

Intel Capital and Google Ventures were tied for most active CVCs, participating in over 50 investments each. Salesforce Ventures and Comcast Ventures were the third and fourth most active, each participating in over 40 deals.

The Industry Standard

CB Insights data is the most trusted by those in the industry and the media. A few recent hits.

Recode. Tess Townsend (@tess_townsend) reports on active CVC investors and references data found in the CB Insights 2016 Global CVC report.

CNBC. Julia Boorstin (@jboorstin) writes about what Snap's IPO means for the LA tech scene and references the CB Insights 2017 Tech IPO report.

Crain's Chicago Business. A report on AI startup Avant with a reference to CBInsights research on artificial intelligence startups.

The Times of Israel. Shoshanna Solomon writes about Mobileye's move to install anti-crash tech on NYC cars and cites CB Insights data on ride-hailing startups.

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2016 global CVC report

A comprehensive, data-driven look at 2016 full-year global corporate venture capital activity. Get the report.

 Regtech hits 100+ deals in 2016

Regtech startups have raised roughly $2.99B across 405 deals since 2012. Deal activity set a new high in 2016. See the data.

 Over 60 synthetic biology startups in a market map

Synthetic biology startups are engineering cells to produce everything from painkillers to jet fuel. See the market map.

The Blurb

A curated mix of articles on private companies, venture capital, emerging industries, and innovation.

Fundraising rounds are not milestones. Michael Seibel (@mwseibel) says success isn't the same as raising a round of financing, and that raising a round should be a byproduct of success.

Y Combinator

Manifestos and monopolies. Ben Thompson (@stratechery) on Facebook's dominance and the opportunity costs that come with it.

Stratechery

Why I'm leaving Snapchat. Owen Williams (@ow) shares thoughts on his shift from Snapchat to Instagram.

Charged

Efficiency can be an addictive drug. Mark Suster (@msuster) says doing the right thing > doing things right.

Both Sides of the Table

Going direct. Jeff Jordan (@jeff_jordan) outlines online-to-offline business shifts and trends, and what they mean for new marketing skill sets, capabilities, and tools.

a16z

2017 YC annual letter. Sam Altman's (@sama) annual letter to the YC community providing an update on YC's progress.

Sam Altman

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