Salon: The State of Innovation - VC, Corporate VC and Venture Studios

Following up from our Season 1 episode on the investor perspective in travel tech, we bring you the latest from the front lines of venture capital and corporate innovation.

What, if anything, has changed for the ecosystem in the past year? Are we bullish or bearish on where the innovation market is heading for travel, hospitality and mobility? If you’re a startup in this space, how should you be thinking about fundraising now? And if you’re heading up innovation within a corporate enterprise, how can you best capitalize on the new ideas coming to market so you don’t get left behind?

For this episode we hosted a Salon featuring some of our good friends in the investing community, Gaurav Tuli (Partner, F-Prime Capital), Suzanna Chiu (Head of Amadeus Ventures) and Katelyn Foley (President, UP.Labs, to break down what they’re seeing, what they’re excited about, and how they each approach investing in innnovation in the travel sector.

We also shine a light on some of the alternative models available for fundraising and innovation, digging into the differences in models among traditional venture capital, corporate venture capital, accelerator programs and the venture studio model. Each of these approaches may work better (or worse!) for a given type of startup or corporate innovation team, so we break it down for you.

Finally, we hear from our guests what areas they are keeping a close eye on and where they are most excited to invest.

Follows:

Gilad Berenstein - host

Cara Whitehill - host

Gaurav Tuli - guest

Suzanna Chiu - guest

Katelyn Foley - guest

Go Deeper:

Travel Startup Funding Peaked Pre-COVID. Now TravelPerk And Others Are Scaling Up, Crunchbase

Deep Dive: Understanding the Venture Studio Model, VC Stack

Three essentials of successful corporate venture capital, McKinsey

Why corporate venture capital programs are more important than ever, EY

The Travel And Mobility Tech Sector Attractiveness Report 2024, Lufthansa Innovation Hub and TNMT