Corporate Venturing Network Netherlands

Corporate Venturing Network Netherlands (CVNN) was originally founded in 2002 by serial entrepreneur Wilbert Willems and well known corporate venture expert Rob Kirschbaum. CVNN is a successful network of corporations active in corporate venturing and open innovation. It establishes relationships between large corporations and also links them to small and medium sized enterprises, universities, public private partnerships and start ups creating an ecosystem for innovation in The Netherlands and surrounding countries. Moreover, it strives to bridge the gap between the corporate need of influx of new business ventures and spin outs of (university) techno starters.