The number of active Corporate
VCs — which serve as the
investment arms of giant firms and include Intel Capital, Bloomberg Beta and GE Ventures — has grown by 15.5 percent year - over-year between 2011 and 2015, compared to a growth rate of 12.8 percent overall for
VCs of any
type in the same period, according to data from CB Insights.
These
types of
investments appeal to the widest audience of potential sophisticated investors, including
VCs, angel networks or individual angel investors who co-invest with
VCs in syndicated
investment rounds.