Inside CVC by u-path
Welcome to Inside CVC —Inside CVC by U-Path is the podcast where corporate venture capital meets strategy, leadership, and systemic change. Hosted by Philipp Willigmann and Steve Schmith, the show brings senior voices from across corporate venture, startups, investment, academia, and policy to the table.
Each episode goes beyond buzzwords to explore how capital, technology, and leadership shape the future of business and society. From AI and robotics to geopolitics, board governance, and inclusive innovation, Inside CVC is designed for executives and policymakers who want to understand not just what’s happening — but what to do about it.
Inside CVC by u-path
Latest Episodes
Inside CVC: Leif Lindner on Rebuilding IFA Berlin and Europe's Innovation Deadline
Leif Lindner is CEO of IFA Management GmbH, the organization behind IFA Berlin, the world's oldest consumer electronics show. After 25 years at Sony and Samsung, Leif took over IFA in 2023 and rebuilt it from the ground up, renaming it f...
Inside CVC: Everybody Needs a Hero's Journey: Naiana Miranda on Near-Death Experience, Intuition, and Investing in the Amazon
Naiana Miranda is Principal and Co-Founder of MSH Partners and Chair of the Amazon Bioeconomy Chamber, the first international chamber built to connect capital with entrepreneurs across the Amazon basin. Naiana joins Philipp ...
Inside CVC: What Executives Don't Say: Nick Jonsson on Loneliness, Addiction, and the Cost of Asking for Help
Outwardly, Nick Jonsson had everything that success is supposed to look like: two decades as a senior executive across Asia, an Ironman athlete, a family, the villa and the driver. Alone, he was turning to alcohol, and eventually drugs, to cope...
Inside CVC: A Nation by Design: Dawn Lim on AI's Human Edge, Trust in Government, and the Business Case for Aging Well
Dawn Lim is Executive Director of the DesignSingapore Council, Singapore's national agency for design, and spent over a decade before that at the Economic Development Board working with Fortune 500 companies on innovation and investment....
Inside CVC: Dr. Tan Sian Wee on Singapore's Innovation Edge, Europe's Capital Gap, and the Global AI Race
Dr. Tan Sian Wee has built companies in Silicon Valley, lived and worked in Germany, and now sits inside Singapore's innovation engine at the National University of Singapore, where he manages a S$150 million venture fund. In...
