the provision of venture capital by one company for another in order to obtain information about the company requiring capital or as a step towards acquiring it
corporate venturing in Finance
(kɔrpərɪt vɛntʃərɪŋ)
noun
(Finance: Investment, Venture capitalism)
Corporate venturing is when one company provides venture capital for another company as part of a plan to acquire that company.
Corporate venturing can have an external focus - investing in strategically related technology startups,for example - or an internal focus.
Perhaps the most significant potential source of equity finance in high-tech sectorssuch as pharmaceuticals and software may be corporate venturing.
Corporate venturing is when one company provides venture capital for another company as part of a planto acquire that company.