#162: CVC Investing and Innovation with Lisa Costello of Prologis Ventures

Hosted by Santosh Sankar on May 24, 2023

Summary

During this episode, Santosh is joined by Lisa Costello, Director, Head of Platform at Prologis Ventures. This company is committed to building the future of commerce by investing in Series A through Growth stage companies focused on innovating across the logistics sector. During the conversation, Santosh and Lisa discuss CVC investing and innovation. Topics in their conversation include the dichotomy of financial returns and corporate innovation, how CVC’s can best support startups, the big problem that needs to be addressed in supply chain today, and more.

Show Notes

Highlights from their conversation include:

  • The Prologis Ventures story (0:17)
  • How Lisa got into supply chain innovation and investing (2:58)
  • The CVC dichotomy of financial returns and corporate innovation (5:19)
  • Exploring interactions of emerging tech companies with large corporations (7:51)
  • How CVC’s can best support start-ups (11:32)
  • What startups should be doing to ensure mutual success (14:06)
  • Supply chain, innovations, and excitement for 2023 (15:44)
  • What’s a big problem in supply chain that needs to be addressed? (17:55)
  • Advice for graduates entering corporate innovation or CVC (20:02)

Dynamo is a VC firm led by supply chain and mobility specialists that focus on seed-stage, enterprise startups.

Find out more at: https://www.dynamo.vc/

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