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TU-EV00036 - Corporate Venturing, Lectures, 15.4.2025-3.6.2025

Please note! Course description is confirmed for two academic years, which means that in general, e.g. Learning outcomes, assessment methods and key content stays unchanged. However, via course syllabus, it is possible to specify or change the course execution in each realization of the course, such as how the contact sessions are organized, assessment methods weighted or materials used.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

By the end of the course, students should be able to:
• Understand the core concepts, terminology, and frameworks used in corporate venturing
• Analyze the motivations, structures, and processes underlying corporate venture capital (CVC), venture building, and venture clienting
• Apply theoretical and practical knowledge to design or assess a corporate venturing initiative
• Evaluate key performance indicators (KPIs), success factors, and challenges of corporate-startup collaborations
• Demonstrate the ability to work in teams to develop strategies, recommendations, and solutions for various corporate venturing scenarios
• Navigate responsible usage of AI in both academic work and corporate venturing contexts

Credits: 5

Schedule: 15.04.2025 - 03.06.2025

Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):

Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Markku Maula, Sharma

Contact information for the course (applies in this implementation):

CEFR level (valid for whole curriculum period):

Language of instruction and studies (applies in this implementation):

Teaching language: English. Languages of study attainment: English

CONTENT, ASSESSMENT AND WORKLOAD

Content

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    This course provides a deep dive into corporate venturing, exploring how established corporations participate in entrepreneurial activities and engage with startups through mechanisms such as corporate venture capital, venture building, and venture clienting. Students will learn about the strategic rationales, structures, processes, and outcomes of corporate venturing initiatives. The course adopts a blended learning approach, combining weekly pre-assignments (e.g., readings, online videos, and assignments), weekly in-class activities (e.g., case discussions and student team presentations), and hands-on project work.

Assessment Methods and Criteria

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Class participation and engagement, pre-assignments, case analyses, team presentations, team project, and learning log.

Workload

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Lectures
    Independent and group work
    Team project

DETAILS

Study Material

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Online materials provided on MyCourses

Substitutes for Courses
Prerequisites
SDG: Sustainable Development Goals

    8 Decent Work and Economic Growth

    9 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

FURTHER INFORMATION

Further Information

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Teaching Language: English

    Teaching Period: 2024-2025 Spring V

    Registration: Limited to max 80 students. The course is targeted at Master’s level students interested in corporate venturing (primarily for students of industrial engineering and management, but also open for students interested in entrepreneurship and new business development in other Master’s programs at Aalto University). If there are more registrations than study places available, priority will be given to the students of the Master’s Programme in Industrial Engineering and Management.

Rules of Conduct - Students´ Rights and Responsibilities (in force from 1 August 2020)

Aalto University Code of Academic Integrity and Handling Violations Thereof

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