Good Corporate VCs Think Strategically

Patrick Eggen, Founding General Partner at Counterpart Ventures, talks about the different facets of corporate venture capital (CVC), where it has a real edge in the startup world, and why entrepreneurs should work with CVC investors. Patrick debunks some myths around CVC and shares his observations on how CVC and venture capital has evolved over the last decade.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

[2:33] The advantages of being early in corporate venture capital

[14:23] Myths about corporate venture capital

[19:28] What founders need to know before meeting a corporate venture capital investor

Cause that Patrick is passionate about: Pediatric surgery research at UCSF

About Guest Speaker

Patrick Eggen is the Founding General Partner at Counterpart Ventures. He has held key thought leadership around core investment themes ranging from hardware, software, adjacent verticals, and frontier tech. In his 13 years of direct venture investment experience, Patrick has been involved in 100+ transactions and 30+ exits. He actively sourced or served as a Board Member/Observer for Qualcomm Ventures investments in Clarifai, Cloudflare, Matterport, Noom, OpenSignal, Particle, Plivo, Sense360, Sparta Science, and Swift Nav.

About Counterpart Ventures

Counterpart Ventures is a San Francisco-based life cycle venture capital fund investing in B2B SaaS, mobility, and marketplace technologies that target nontrivial problems or fill missing gaps in large markets. Counterpart’s portfolio includes: Zoom, Cruise, Matterport, ANNEX CLOUD, AptEdge, Cloudbeds, Glidian, Particle, and RPA Labs.

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