Perhaps now more than ever, the world faces a litany of challenges that, without concentrated and collaborative effort, could severely darken humankind’s future. …

Pandemic-Born CVCs now part of more than half of all CVC investments In a recent article, we reviewed the prolific rise of first time CVCs in the venture capitalist investment space since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Surveying CVCs across the globe between April 2020 and June 2021, 49%…

Digital transformation has become such a hot topic that it is almost a cliché — the latest business buzzword. But digital transformation (“DX”) is more than shorthand for automating business processes, becoming paperless, and outsourcing as many non-essential business tasks to as-a-service vendors. We at TDK Ventures view DX as…

Data, the embodiment of our knowledge and understanding of the world, has always been the lifeblood of human progress. By understanding and harnessing its power, over the past few millennia we have created a world that was previously unimaginable. We’ve learned how to cast bronze, forge steel, create machines, light…

Historic paradigm shifts in human progress and technology have always been marked by one or more groundbreaking innovations which springboard industry and society forward. What we refer as industrial revolutions have transformed all of our lives. They have enabled humanity to live longer, for the most part better, and have…

Half of All Investments During the Pandemic Involved Pandemic-Born CVCs In the early months of the COVID-19 outbreak, Global Corporate Venturing (GCV) found that as expected, CVC and other venture capital activity slammed on the brakes at the outset of the pandemic and only gradually picked back up as the…

As I almost always do when reaching a meaningful milestone, I celebrated the announcement of TDK Ventures’ second fund back in April by reflecting and anticipating. I thought back on what we’ve experienced thus far at TDK Ventures, and with an eye toward what we hope to accomplish in the…

I frequently reference how important it is for those of us working in venture capital to unlearn what we learned in our corporate careers, and to then train ourselves to take a contrarian approach to our work. …

I wasn’t searching for an analogy when I began thinking about writing a piece explaining how to start a corporate venture capital (CVC) fund, at least not on a conscious level. But while watching the Tokyo Olympics this summer, I found one: When we set out to build TDK Ventures…