Corporate Investors Can Help Startups Grow

Startups endure constant pressure from well-funded competitors. Corporate venture investors can help differentiate your company by providing a brand halo, technical expertise, supply chain agreements, distribution or marketing assistance, and even good old-fashioned customer revenue.

Partner with Leading Corporations

We help corporations engage with innovative startups to drive mutual value. Our team is fluent in both corporate and startup culture, which helps us leverage the strengths and differences of each group to bring novel solutions to market.

The Best of Both Worlds

Cerity Partners Ventures strives to deliver mutually beneficial relationships between startups and corporations, without sacrificing professionalism or discipline. We believe that driving strategic impact is fully compatible with the goal of providing traditional institutional venture capital top quartile financial returns.

Experience and Goal Alignment

Our team has venture capital experience in every aspect of the business: We have invested at every stage, sector, and geography. We’ve taken companies public, sold them, and (unfortunately) shut them down. Our model is designed to incorporate the best of financial and strategic investing to maximize returns.

Working with Startups

“Strategic” shouldn’t be a dirty word. Working closely with business unit leadership at our corporate partners, our team facilitates commercial transactions between big and small companies. In addition to serving in governance roles when relevant, we engage with each portfolio company to help grow your startup’s value.

The Portfolio Includes Over 100 Companies Including:

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Our Practice

Cerity Partners Ventures investment professionals provide expertise to bridge the skills and culture divide between big and small companies. We are committed to excellence and share the values of integrity, maturity, accountability, empathy, and honesty.

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Request an introduction to the Cerity Partners Ventures team. We look forward to learning more about your goals and connecting you to the appropriate venture capital solutions.

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