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Inside CVC by u-path
Welcome to Inside CVC — the podcast where corporate venture capital meets the real world. Each episode brings together top voices from CVC, traditional VC, private equity, entrepreneurship, academia, and public policy to explore the trends, challenges, and geopolitical forces shaping the future of innovation and investment. Whether you're a corporate investor, founder, policymaker, or just curious about the evolving landscape of business and capital, Inside CVC is your front-row seat to the conversation.
Episodes
8 episodes
Episode 8: Scenario Thinking in the Age of AI: Jonathan Brill on Preparing for Disruption
In this episode of Inside CVC, futurist and innovation expert Jonathan Brill, author of Rogue Waves, joins Steve Schmith and Philipp Willigmann for a provocative conversation about navigating—and capitalizing on—radical change...
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Episode 8
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39:53
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Episode 7: Riding the Shifting Currents of Mobility Innovation with Maniv's Michael Granoff
In this episode of Inside CVC, we sit down with Michael Granoff, founder of Maniv Mobility, to explore the dynamic forces reshaping the movement of people and goods. From electric trucks in California to two-wheelers in India, Maniv’s ...
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Episode 7
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13:31
Episode 6: Inside Capital’s New Playbook: A Conversation with Bank of America’s Shawn Hoyer
In this episode of Inside CVC, we sit down with Shawn Hoyer, Head of Venture Capital Coverage at Bank of America, to explore how capital markets are evolving—and what it means for founders, investors, and corporate innovators. From the...
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Episode 6
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35:09
Episode 5: Scaling Innovation from the Inside Out: Day 2 Insights from the CVC Open Innovation Summit
In Episode 5 of Inside CVC, we continue our deep dive into the 2025 CVC Open Innovation Summit, this time focusing on highlights and takeaways from Day 2. Co-hosts Steve Schmith and Philipp Willigmann explore how Miami took center stag...
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Episode 5
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35:52
Episode 4: From Spark to Summit: Inside Day 1 of the 2025 CVC Open Innovation Summit
In this episode of Inside CVC, hosts Steve Schmith and Philipp Willigmann explore the origins, purpose, and outcomes of the CVC Open Innovation Summit in Miami. Philipp shares how a dinner conversation in 2023 sparked a movement to cre...
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Episode 4
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33:40
Episode 3: An Inside Look at Inside CVC - Innovation, Ecosystems, and the Road Ahead
Welcome to Episode 3 of Inside CVC! In this special behind-the-scenes edition, co-hosts Steve Schmith and Philipp Willigmann sit down—finally together on the mic—to talk about the "why" behind Inside CVC.I...
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Episode 3
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31:27
Episode 2: Tariffs, Trade Wars, and Cross-Border Strategy with Benjamin Qiu
In this timely and globally focused episode of Inside CVC, we sit down with Benjamin Qiu, an American lawyer and cross-border investment expert, to unpack the escalating trade tensions between the U.S. and China—and what they me...
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Episode 2
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31:57
Episode 1: The Water Reckoning: Why Corporations Can’t Ignore the Crisis Anymore with J. Carl Ganter
J. Carl Ganter, founder of Circle of Blue, joins Inside CVC by u-path to explore water scarcity as a rising threat to corporate employees, supply chains, operations, and customers. With a journalist’s eye and an innovator’s urgen...
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Episode 1
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37:44