Corporate Venture Capital in Today’s Tech Ecosystem

February.13.2019

Corporate venture capital (CVC) is a valuable tool both for companies looking to pursue innovation strategies and for founders growing startups.

In this video, four industry veterans talk about the unique opportunities and risks that come with CVC:

Ellen Ehrenpreis is a partner in Orrick’s Tech Companies Group and has advised companies across the technology ecosystem for more than 20 years, from small start-ups to Fortune 500 multinational enterprises
Greg Heibel, also a partner in Orrick’s Tech Companies Group, advises technology companies at all stages, as well as helps venture capital firms and other investors with private and public offerings
Paul Holland, a Silicon Valley veteran, has been a General Partner at top-tier venture capital fund Foundation Capital for 17 years, and is Mach49’s VC-in-Residence, where he helps Global 1000 companies design, launch and manage world class corporate venture funds
Linda Yates, a CEO with over 25 years of experience creating global strategy and driving innovation, is Founder and CEO at Mach49, the ﬁrst Silicon Valley incubator/accelerator focused exclusively on helping Global 1000 companies create, build and launch new ventures generated from within to drive significant growth

Tap into more details with the links below:

Corporate Venture Capital: An Overview (6:31)
Corporate Venture Capital: Hot Startup Deals (7:12)
Corporate Venture Capital: The Players (6:11)
Corporate Venture Capital: Making Decisions (8:28)

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Ellen Ehrenpreis Partner, Technology Companies Group

Silicon Valley

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Ellen Ehrenpreis Partner

Silicon Valley

On the company side, Ellen’s clients range from early startups to mature private companies. She advises companies and founders on formation, venture financings, governance, M&A transactions, corporate and securities matters, commercial transactions and litigation strategy. Ellen’s approach is holistic and pragmatic. Her unique skill set and business-driven approach derive from her decades-long career as a Silicon Valley lawyer and her broad experiences earlier in her career as both a successful litigator and business owner. Over her career, Ellen has represented both private and public companies and has worked with both small startups and large multinational enterprises, as well as the executives, investors and advisors involved in those businesses. As a result, Ellen draws upon a deep knowledge base and set of experiences and insights that allow her to offer practical and seasoned advice to her clients. Ellen also works closely with some of the leading venture capital and growth equity firms, whose principals she advises in connection with financings, equity structuring and corporate governance. Ellen’s company clients have represented a broad swath of the technology ecosystem, including both hardware and software, and, as a result, her industry experience is wide-ranging. Her clients have included companies in the semiconductor, SAAS, renewables, fintech, aerospace, digital retail, online sharing, biotech/biopharma, media, design and data analytics fields, among others. Ellen has a passion for working with companies making an impact in the world.

Gregory Heibel Partner, Technology Companies Group, Mergers & Acquisitions

Silicon Valley

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Technology & Innovation Sector
Technology Companies Group
Mergers & Acquisitions
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Gregory Heibel Partner

Silicon Valley

Greg's practice focuses on the formation, financing and strategic guidance of rapidly growing technology companies, the representation of venture capital firms and other investors in private and public offerings, as well as other complex transactions related to high growth companies.

Greg has completed many hundreds of financings, mergers, acquisitions and intellectual property transactions for young companies in the networking, wireless, Internet, software, life sciences and consumer sectors. He regularly advises some of the largest technology companies in the world, including a Fortune 10 technology leader, in their global strategic investments into innovative startups. Additionally, Greg has represented numerous publicly traded companies in their public offering, mergers and acquisitions and ongoing corporate governance needs, including Life360 (ASX:360), Foundry Networks, Virage Networks, Adeza, Laserscope, Intellisync and Preview Systems.

Greg also was an Assistant Investment Manager for Genevest, a venture capital firm based in Geneva, Switzerland, where he participated in the first organizational meeting of the European Union World Wide Web Consortium. Prior to practicing law, Greg worked with a number of venture capital backed technology companies in operational and advisory roles, including Intellimeter, eT Communications and Metering Technology Corporation.

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