Inside CVC by u-path
Welcome to Inside CVC —Inside CVC by U-Path is the podcast where corporate venture capital meets strategy, leadership, and systemic change. Hosted by Philipp Willigmann and Steve Schmith, the show brings senior voices from across corporate venture, startups, investment, academia, and policy to the table.
Each episode goes beyond buzzwords to explore how capital, technology, and leadership shape the future of business and society. From AI and robotics to geopolitics, board governance, and inclusive innovation, Inside CVC is designed for executives and policymakers who want to understand not just what’s happening — but what to do about it.
Podcasting since 2025 • 34 episodes
Inside CVC by u-path
Latest Episodes
Inside CVC: From Summit to Platform: Inside the Global Vision for the CVC Open Innovation Community
The CVC Open Innovation Summit began as a small gathering of corporate venture, strategy, and innovation leaders looking for something missing in the market: a trusted environment where decision-makers could collaborate on the challenges shapin...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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26:24
BONUS EPISODE: Deborah Elms on the U.S. Supreme Court’s Tariff Ruling and U.S.– Asia Trade
When the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the Trump administration illegally imposed tariffs under IEEPA, markets reacted fast. But relief quickly gave way to confusion.In this episode, Deborah Elms, Head of Trade Policy at the Singapore...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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41:40
Inside CVC: Janet Foutty on Women’s Health, Influence Without a Title, and Closing the Healthspan Gap
What happens when you leave a world class platform like Deloitte without a plan, and then choose to spend your next chapter on a problem hiding in plain sight?In this episode of Inside CVC, we sit down with Janet Foutty, former CEO of De...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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30:13
Inside CVC: Katharina Janus on Longevity, Caregiving, and Building an Aging Economy That Works
Longevity is not just a healthcare issue. It is a workforce issue. It is a competitiveness issue. It is an everything issue.In this episode of Inside CVC, we sit down with Katharina Janus, founder of Fourth Quarter Life and a longtime he...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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28:31
Inside CVC: Edward Tenner on Unintended Consequences, Deep Organizations, and Boardroom Risk
What do the Hindenburg, the Titanic, Boeing, and the Challenger disaster have in common?According to historian and author Edward Tenner, they were not failures of incompetence. They were failures born from success, confidence, and blind ...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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