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Joint-Venture Examples: Top 10 Partnerships & Lessons
Discover 10 standout joint-venture case studies: structures, outcomes and key lessons to guide your next strategic partnership.
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Joint Ventures Explained: Definition, Types & How to ExecuteOpen InnovationarticleVenture Client Model: How Corporates & Startups Win TogetherOpen InnovationarticleHow to Build a Corporate Innovation Program from Scratch: A Practical 90-Day PlaybookUnits and ProgrammesguideCorporate Venture Studio Examples: 8 Programs for 2025 GrowthUnits and ProgrammesarticleUnilever Foundry Case Study: Partnerships Driving GrowthOpen InnovationarticleCVC vs Venture Clienting Explained: Pros, Cons, Key Differences and Real-World ExamplesOpen InnovationarticleYour Innovation Pipeline Might be Stuck with a Hairball; Please Don't Throw AI at it.Innovation StrategyarticleAcquisition vs Alliance: 5 Criteria for Your Startup StrategyOpen InnovationarticleCorporate-Led Startup Partnerships: The Essential GuideOpen Innovationguide15 Winning Venture Clienting Case StudiesOpen InnovationreportStartup Scouting: The Corporate Entrepreneurs' GuideOpen InnovationguideOpen Innovation: The Definitive GuideOpen InnovationguideInnovation Ecosystems Part 3: How to Build a Profitable Ecosystem in 8 Steps (With Real-World Examples)Open Innovationarticle5 Venture Clienting Strategies Shaping Corporate PartnershipsOpen InnovationreportInnovation Ecosystems Part 1: Why They Fail and How to Build One That Works (With Real-World Examples)Open InnovationarticleInnovation Ecosystems Part 0: How to Build an Innovation Function When Everything Is Still UnclearOpen Innovationarticle8 Startup Scouting Techniques to Boost Your Corporate Venturing StrategyOpen Innovationarticle#12 - From Corporate to Co-Founder: Venture Building that Actually Works w/ Patrick Luke (Co-Founder & CEO, ZigZag)Units and Programmespodcast11 Proven Steps for Effective Corporate-Startup Collaboration (2025 Guide)Open Innovationarticle9 Corporate Innovation Ecosystem ExamplesOpen Innovationreport7 Corporate-Startup Partnership Challenges and How to Solve ThemOpen InnovationarticleHow to Implement a Venture Client Program Inside a Large CorporationOpen Innovationarticle#11 - Building Internal Culture to Embrace External Ideas w/ Mar Serra (Nestlé) & Benni Lickfett (Diageo)Open InnovationpodcastFrom Scouting to Partnership: Assessing Startup Potential and Strategic FitOpen InnovationarticleCorporate Venture Capital: Unlock Innovation and Growth in an Uncertain ClimateUnits and ProgrammesarticleInnovation Ecosystems Part 2: 5 Common Mistakes and How to Overcome ThemOpen InnovationarticleTargeted Startup Scouting: 3 Key Steps to Finding Partners Aligned with Your Corporate Growth GoalsOpen InnovationarticleCorporate Venturing: 16 Tools for Disruptive InnovationInnovation Strategyarticle11 Key Steps for Successful Corporate-Led Startup PartnershipsOpen InnovationreportCase: How a Global Bank Validated a Joint Venture to Make Real Estate More Sustainable and AccessibleOpen InnovationarticleHow Corporate Innovation Ecosystems Boost Growth and Fuel InnovationOpen InnovationarticleEvolve from Egosystem to EcosystemOpen Innovationreport16 strategies for disruptive innovation.Innovation Strategyreport#16 - Corporate Venturing Backing the AI Transformation w/ Ji Hoon Kwon (Samsung Ventures)Units and Programmespodcast#6 - Creating Ventures From Within w/ Dan Northover & Jasdeep Sawhney (JLR)Units and ProgrammespodcastCase: How a Telco Leveraged Its Partnerships, Assets, and Scale to Launch an EV Charging StartupOpen InnovationcaseHow to Attract and Engage Cutting-Edge Startups that Align with Your Corporate VisionOpen InnovationarticleHow to Create a VC Community to Expand Your PortfolioUnits and ProgrammesarticleChoosing the Right Venturing Tool for Your CorporationInnovation Strategyarticle#18 - Design Thinking & Open Innovation in The Gen-AI EraOpen Innovationpodcast#10 - The Venture Clienting Playbook w/ Fabian Dudek (Co-Founder & CEO at Glassdollar)Open InnovationpodcastUnpacking the Relationship Between Open Innovation and Corporate AcceleratorsOpen InnovationarticleCorporate Startup Sourcing: 5 Examples & Best PracticesOpen Innovationarticle#17 - Inside Woven Capital: The Playbook for Growth-Stage Venturing w/ Nicole LeBlanc (Woven Capital)Units and Programmespodcast#13 - Venture Clienting: Lessons from the Field w/ Lisa Kratochwill (VERBUND X) & Pepe PascualOpen Innovationpodcast#9 - Building and Scaling a $900M CVC w/ Dong-Su Kim (CEO of LG Tech Ventures)Units and Programmespodcast#4 - Corporate Venture Capital & Building w/ Sebastiano Silvestri & Giacomo Manzoni (A2A)Units and Programmespodcast#3 - The Art of Sourcing and Engaging Startups w/ Karen Dams (Brussels Airport) & Andrew Erlick (Reckitt)Open InnovationpodcastEntertainmentLAB: Transforming Entertainment Through Corporate-Startup PartnershipsOpen InnovationcaseBoortmaltX: Unlocking the future of malt through strategic partnershipsOpen InnovationcaseAI’s Game-Changing Role in Corporate-Startup CollaborationsOpen InnovationarticleThere’s no room for ego when building a corporate ecosystem.Open Innovationarticle
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