--- title: Corporate Venture Capital description: As American big business evolved in the early 20th century, corporate venture capital (CVC) emerged as a tool both to strengthen the balance sheet and... image: https://resources.anthemis.com/hubfs/Anthemis-Corporate-Venture-Capital-White-Paper-March-2021-cover-simple.jpg --- [![anthemis-logo](https://resources.anthemis.com/hs-fs/hubfs/anthemis/anthemis-logo/anthemis-logo.png?width=142&height=22&name=anthemis-logo.png "anthemis-logo")](https://www.anthemis.com) ##### [about      ](https://www.anthemis.com/about/)[invest      ](https://www.anthemis.com/invest/)[build     ](https://www.anthemis.com/build/)[explore](https://www.anthemis.com/explore/)     [news      ](https://www.anthemis.com/news/)[insights      ](https://www.anthemis.com/insights/)[careers      ](https://www.anthemis.com/careers/)[contact](https://www.anthemis.com/contact/) ![divider-grey-incl-3000x30px-space-top-trans](https://resources.anthemis.com/hs-fs/hubfs/divider-grey-incl-3000x30px-space-top-trans.png?width=3000&name=divider-grey-incl-3000x30px-space-top-trans.png "divider-grey-incl-3000x30px-space-top-trans") ![bg01](https://resources.anthemis.com/hs-fs/hubfs/anthemis/anthemis-landingpage-images/bg01.jpg?width=894&name=bg01.jpg "bg01") ![Screenshot 2021-03-10 at 11.55.45](https://resources.anthemis.com/hubfs/Screenshot%202021-03-10%20at%2011.55.45.png "Screenshot 2021-03-10 at 11.55.45") # Download our white paper on 'Corporate Venture Capital – Profit and the Innovation Advantage'   At Anthemis  we see a new wave of innovation reshaping the way we live and work and how many corporations are seeking to invest and provide resources to those companies  accelerating innovation. Within this white paper, we provide insights into how the objectives and structure of a corporate venture capital (CVC) effort can vary greatly. Some corporates take the approach of investing opportunistically when an attractive deal comes around, while others have created dedicated vehicles and robust in-house teams to manage the complexities of deal flow, diligence and portfolio support. Within the white paper, we reveal:  - Insights into the practice of CVC and the ways its driving innovation  - Considerations for starting CVC programs  - Information on how partners like Anthemis can provide expertise in thesis building and investing    ![bg03](https://resources.anthemis.com/hubfs/anthemis/anthemis-landingpage-images/bg03.jpg "bg03") --- ## About Anthemis  Anthemis cultivates change in financial services by investing in, growing and sustaining businesses committed to improving the world. We are founded on three guiding principles — authentic collaboration, virtuous cycle outcomes, and diversity and inclusivity — and our deep understanding of markets and models, passion for emerging technology and values inspire everything we do. By creating fertile ground for a diverse group of startups, investors, entrepreneurs, institutions, academics and visionaries to converge, we believe we can solve the financial services world’s most pressing challenges faster, better and for the benefit of all. #### Offices [London 3rd Floor, 25 Soho Square, London, W1D 3QR, UK](https://goo.gl/maps/WiY4mJPhUbh4Hagy7)+44 20 3653 0100 [New York 122 Hudson, 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10013, USA](https://www.google.com/maps/place/122+Hudson+St+3rd+Floor,+New+York,+NY+10013,+USA/@40.7200561,-74.0104652,17z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x89c259f56bd2e1c9:0x1507f1f8d7060c9f!8m2!3d40.7200561!4d-74.0082765!5m1!1e2?shorturl=1) + 1 646 757 1310 #### [**Luxembourg** 15, Boulevard F.W. Raiffeisen, L-2411 Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg](https://goo.gl/maps/bZGoUAHtiPv) [**Geneva** Quai de l’Ile 13, 1204 Geneva, Switzerland](https://goo.gl/maps/K4kiVZpenz82)   Contact **General information** [› info@anthemis.com](mailto:info@anthemis.com) **Media & speaking opportunities** [› marketing@anthemis.com](mailto:marketing@anthemis.com) **Venture Studio** [› foundry@anthemis.com](mailto:foundry@anthemis.com) **Startups** [› How to Pitch Us!](https://www.anthemis.com/contact/#how-to-pitch-us) **Investor relations** [› ecosystemteam@anthemis.com](mailto:ecosystemteam@anthemis.com) **People** [› people@anthemis.com](mailto:people@anthemis.com) **Jobs** [› at Anthemis](https://www.anthemis.com/careers/) [› at portfolio companies](https://jobs.anthemis.com/)   --- #### © 2020 anthemis. [Site Notice](https://www.anthemis.com/site-notice/), [Privacy Policy](https://www.anthemis.com/privacy-policy/), [Cookie Policy](https://www.anthemis.com/cookie-policy/), Design: [svenkils.com](https://www.svenkils.com/) [![HF_monogram_bw](https://resources.anthemis.com/hubfs/HF_monogram_bw.png)](https://www.hacking.finance/)