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The Corporate Venturing Podcast

Hosted by Davide Ritorto · business · EN-US · 24 episodes

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An Open Road Ventures Podcast - Supported by Bundl Venture ClubMade for all the corporate entrepreneurs out there. Informal discussions on Open Innovation and Corporate Venturing insights and trends. 🎙️ Hosted by Davide Ritorto, founder and author at Open Road Ventures.⚡️ Powered by Bundl Venture Club: Digitally connecting senior corporate innovators from global companies across industries and borders in an inspiration, learning, and support network.

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What is The Corporate Venturing Podcast about?

An Open Road Ventures Podcast - Supported by Bundl Venture ClubMade for all the corporate entrepreneurs out there. Informal discussions on Open Innovation and Corporate Venturing insights and trends.

Who hosts The Corporate Venturing Podcast?

The Corporate Venturing Podcast is hosted by Davide Ritorto. The show has published 24 episodes to date.

What has The Corporate Venturing Podcast covered recently?

Recent episodes include "#23 - The State of New Business Building in 2026 w/ Stefan Peintner (whataventure)" (9 October 2026, 49 minutes), "#22 - Open Innovation at NASA w/ Steve Rader (Former NASA Leader of Open Innovation)" (11 September 2026, 60 minutes), and "#21 - Incorruptible: Why Corporate Innovation Keeps Drifting w/ Eric Ries" (29 May 2026, 39 minutes).

How often does The Corporate Venturing Podcast publish?

The Corporate Venturing Podcast publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 40 minutes across 24 episodes.

How hard is it to get booked on The Corporate Venturing Podcast?

Booking probability for The Corporate Venturing Podcast is 29%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. The Corporate Venturing Podcast requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. The Corporate Venturing Podcast's contact route on record: public web form.

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The strongest fits for The Corporate Venturing Podcast are Business & Management Consulting. The Corporate Venturing Podcast has a business audience.

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Davide Ritorto hosts The Corporate Venturing Podcast, a business show with 24 episodes published.

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  • The Corporate Venturing Podcast

    #23 - The State of New Business Building in 2026 w/ Stefan Peintner (whataventure)

    Oct 9, 202649 min

    In this episode, I'm joined by ⁠ Stefan Peintner⁠, CEO and Managing Partner of WhataVenture and lead author of the New Business Building study (50 leaders, 36 organizations, DACH region). This is not an episode about...

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    #22 - Open Innovation at NASA w/ Steve Rader (Former NASA Leader of Open Innovation)

    Sep 11, 20261 hour

    In this episode, I'm joined by ⁠ Steve Rader⁠, who spent 36 years at NASA's Johnson Space Center and built its open innovation capability, leading the Center of Excellence for Collaborative Innovation and the NASA...

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    #21 - Incorruptible: Why Corporate Innovation Keeps Drifting w/ Eric Ries

    May 29, 202639 minS0

    <p>In this episode, I'm joined by Eric Ries, creator of the Lean Startup method, founder of the Long-Term Stock Exchange, and author of Incorruptible.</p><p>Eric spent 20 years watching companies he helped build get...

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    #20 - Breaking Innovation Barriers: Getting Management to Say Yes w/ Gijs van Wulfen (FORTH Method)

    Feb 27, 202637 minS0

    <p>In this episode, I'm joined by ⁠Gijs van Wulfen⁠, founder of the FORTH Innovation Method, bestselling author, and keynote speaker named the #1 Design Thinking Thought Leader in the world by Thinkers360. His latest...

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    #19 - Why Innovation Fails: The Hidden Identity Cost of Change w/ Federico Malatesta

    Feb 13, 202637 minS0

    <p>In this episode, I’m joined by Federico Malatesta, executive transformational coach and author, who works at the intersection of leadership, identity, and organizational change. Federico helps senior leaders navigate...

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    #18 - Design Thinking & Open Innovation in The Gen-AI Era

    Jan 30, 202640 minS0

    <p>In this episode, I’m joined by Harsh Wardhan, Innovation Strategist at a major Big Tech company (leading design for Search & Labs) and formerly a founding member of a Design Lab in an big automotive OEM. Harsh sits...

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    #17 - Inside Woven Capital: The Playbook for Growth-Stage Venturing w/ Nicole LeBlanc (Woven Capital)

    Jan 16, 202632 minS0

    <p>In this episode, I’m joined by Nicole LeBlanc, Partner at Woven Capital, Toyota’s growth-stage venture fund. Nicole and her team manage a combined $1.6B across two funds, sitting at the critical junction where...

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    #16 - Corporate Venturing Backing the AI Transformation w/ Ji Hoon Kwon (Samsung Ventures)

    Jan 2, 202644 minS0

    <p>🎙️ AI Infrastructure, minus the buzzwords. </p><p>In this episode, Ji Hoon Kwon (Managing Director, Samsung Ventures) explains where AI data centers really choke (power, thermal, and networking) why baseload energy...

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    #15 - The Power of Storytelling in Innovation w/ Nicolo' Andreula (Disal Consulting)

    Dec 14, 202541 minS0

    <p>🎙️ Welcome to a new episode of The Corporate Venturing Podcast!</p><p><br></p><p>When technology, products and even tone of voice can be copied overnight, what really makes innovation stand out?</p><p>In this...

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    #14 - Scaling Venture Innovation in the AI Era w/ Jelena Joffe Weil (AWS)

    Nov 30, 202545 minS0

    <p>What is Venture Innovation? How can you scale it?</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode, I’m joined by Jelena Joffe Weil, Worldwide Leader for Venture Innovation at Amazon Web Services (AWS). Jelena and her team sit at...

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    #13 - Venture Clienting: Lessons from the Field w/ Lisa Kratochwill (VERBUND X) & Pepe Pascual

    Nov 14, 202553 minS0

    <p>🎙️ Welcome to a new episode of The Corporate Venturing Podcast!</p><p><br /></p><p>In Venture Clienting: Lessons from the Field, I’m joined by Lisa Kratochwill (Startup Engagement, VERBUND X) and José “Pepe” Pascual...

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    #12 - From Corporate to Co-Founder: Venture Building that Actually Works w/ Patrick Luke (Co-Founder & CEO, ZigZag)

    Nov 2, 202534 minS0

    <p>🎙️ Welcome to a new episode of The Corporate Venturing Podcast!</p><p>What separates corporate ventures that actually scale from those that stall in POC limbo?</p><p>In this episode, I’m joined by Patrick Luke...

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    #11 - Building Internal Culture to Embrace External Ideas w/ Mar Serra (Nestlé) & Benni Lickfett (Diageo)

    Sep 24, 202537 minS0

    <p>🎙️ Welcome to a new episode of The Corporate Venturing Podcast!</p><p>Why do so many corporate innovation programs struggle? Not because of a lack of ideas, but because their internal culture isn’t ready to embrace...

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    #10 - The Venture Clienting Playbook w/ Fabian Dudek (Co-Founder & CEO at Glassdollar)

    Sep 3, 202543 minS0

    <p>🎙️ Welcome to a new episode of The Corporate Venturing Podcast!</p><p>How can corporates buy innovation at startup speed, and amplify their R&D budgets by tapping into billions of euros of external capital? Today, I...

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    #9 - Building and Scaling a $900M CVC w/ Dong-Su Kim (CEO of LG Tech Ventures)

    Aug 6, 202527 minS0

    <p>🎙️ Welcome to a new episode of The Corporate Venturing Podcast!</p><p><br /></p><p>What does it take to build a Corporate Venture Capital unit from scratch and scale it into one of the world’s most respected deep...

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    #8 - The Corporate Venturer: Diplomat, Therapist, Magician w/ Patricia Kroondijk (Canon Marketing Japan)

    Jul 16, 202540 minS0

    <p>🎙️ Welcome to a new episode of The Corporate Venturing Podcast!</p><p><br /></p><p>What does it take to lead Corporate Venturing in a global organisation, when the rules are shifting, and the real challenge is not...

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    #7 - Open Innovation vs. Corporate Venturing w/ Davide Ritorto (Your Host)

    Jul 2, 202525 minS0

    <p>🎙️ Welcome to a special solo episode of The Corporate Venturing Podcast!</p><p><br /></p><p>You know those meetings or keynotes where terms like Open Innovation and Corporate Venturing get thrown around like they...

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    #6 - Creating Ventures From Within w/ Dan Northover & Jasdeep Sawhney (JLR)

    Jun 6, 202552 minS0

    <p>🎙️ Welcome to the sixth episode of The Corporate Venturing Podcast!</p><p><br></p><p>How do you build new ventures inside a global corporate—and still move with startup speed?</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode, I sit...

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    #5 - Proving the ROI of Corporate Venturing w/ Peter Roeber (Gore)

    May 10, 202533 minS0

    <p>🎙️ Welcome to the fifth episode of The Corporate Venturing Podcast!</p><p><br></p><p>Proving the Return on Investment (ROI) of corporate venturing is one of the most persistent—and misunderstood—challenges...

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    #4 - Corporate Venture Capital & Building w/ Sebastiano Silvestri & Giacomo Manzoni (A2A)

    Apr 11, 202541 minS0

    <p>Welcome to the fourth episode of The Corporate Venturing Podcast!</p><p><br /></p><p>Corporate innovation leaders often debate: Should we invest in external startups or build new ventures from within? The answer may...

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