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Dakota for Corporate Venture Teams

The $185 Billion Source of Capital Most Fundraisers Barely Touch.

Corporate venture capital deployed $185 billion in 2024. CVCs now represent 35% of all venture deal value and 68% of all AI deal value. They are patient, strategic, and increasingly aggressive. Most fundraising teams have no systematic way to reach them. Dakota maps them completely.

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$185B
CVC Investment in 2024
35%
of All VC Deal Value
68%
of AI Deal Value in 2025
+20%
YoY Growth in CVC-Backed Funding
640,000+ Private Companies · 20,000+ Verified Transactions
Dakota serves CVC teams sourcing deals and fundraisers targeting CVC capital, from both directions
The Case for Corporate Venture Capital

Corporate VCs Aren't Just Investors. They're the Most Strategic Capital in the Market.

Today's leading corporate venture arms operate with institutional-grade processes, dedicated investment teams, and multi-billion-dollar mandates that dwarf most traditional VC funds in firepower and follow-on capacity. They bring something traditional VCs structurally cannot: direct access to the commercial infrastructure, customer relationships, distribution channels, and technical expertise of the world's largest companies.

For a portfolio company or emerging manager, a CVC co-investor isn't just capital. It's a strategic advantage that compounds across every stage of growth. For decades, this audience has been systematically under-pursued by fundraisers who had no reliable data to reach them. Dakota changes that.

Corporate venture capital deployed $185 billion in 2024. They represent 35% of all VC deal value and 68% of AI deal value. They invest at the seed stage, the growth stage, and through structured funds. They are, by any objective measure, one of the most consequential pools of capital in private markets, and one of the most systematically under-pursued audiences in fundraising. Dakota maps them completely.
Gui Costin, CEO & Founder, Dakota
01
Patient Capital, No Fund Life Pressure
Traditional VCs operate on 10-year fund cycles with defined return timelines. Most CVC arms invest off the parent company's balance sheet with no fund expiration forcing premature exits. They can hold longer, follow on deeper, and stay through multiple market cycles without liquidity pressure.
02
Strategic Value, Distribution at Scale
A check from a leading CVC doesn't just fund growth. It opens doors to the parent company's global customer base, partner ecosystem, and enterprise sales relationships. CVC co-investment is often a commercial partnership in all but name, accelerating revenue in ways pure financial capital cannot.
03
Follow-On Firepower, Unlimited Reserve Capital
CVC follow-on capacity is bounded by the parent company's balance sheet, not a fund allocation model. When a portfolio company needs a bridge, a growth round, or an emergency extension, a CVC co-investor can move independently of fund cycle constraints.
04
Exit Pathways, The Acquirer Behind the Investor
Corporate venture arms are frequently the first look at acquisition targets, and the strategic relationship built through co-investment often leads directly to the most valuable exits a company will ever achieve. The most important thing about a CVC investment is what it signals about future M&A appetite.
The Scale of Corporate Venture Capital, 2024 to 2025

$185 Billion Deployed. Most Fundraisers Have No Systematic Approach to Reach It.

The gap between how significant CVCs are as a capital source and how systematically most fundraisers pursue them is one of the largest untapped opportunities in private markets distribution.

$185B
Global CVC Investment in 2024
Corporate venture arms of the world's largest companies invested $185 billion alongside startups, GPs, and growth companies in 2024, up 20% year-over-year. This is not a niche audience. This is one of the most significant pools of investment capital in private markets.
Up 20% YoY · Largest in recent history
35%
of All VC Deal Value, Highest Since 2019
One in three dollars of venture deal value now involves a CVC. This is not a fringe capital source. It is a primary driver of deal activity across every major strategy and sector, at the highest market share since 2019.
Highest since 2019 · Primary deal driver
68%
of AI Deal Value Includes a CVC in 2025
If your firm operates anywhere in the AI ecosystem, a CVC investor is not optional. It is the norm. CVCs participated in 68% of all AI deal value in 2025, making them the dominant co-investor in the fastest-growing sector in private markets.
Dominant in AI · Sector-defining capital
$27M
Average CVC-Backed Deal Size in 2024
The average CVC-backed deal was $27.3 million in 2024, tied for the second highest ever. CVCs are not writing small strategic checks. They are leading and co-leading significant rounds across every stage.
Second highest ever · Leading rounds
65%
of CVC Deals Are Seed or Series A
CVCs are no longer waiting until Series C to participate. The majority of CVC-backed deals in 2024 were early-stage, meaning CVCs are now competing with traditional seed and Series A funds for the best opportunities at the earliest stages.
Highest early-stage share in a decade
+20%
YoY Growth in CVC-Backed Funding in 2024
While traditional VC fundraising hit its lowest level since 2019, CVC-backed funding grew 20% year-over-year. CVCs are not retreating in difficult markets. They are gaining ground as traditional funds become more selective.
Growing as traditional VC contracts
What Dakota Delivers

The Platform That Maps the CVC Universe Completely, and Puts It to Work.

Dakota serves two audiences in the corporate venture ecosystem: GP fundraisers and VC managers who need to systematically reach CVC capital, and corporate venture teams themselves who need the best private company intelligence to source and win deals.

01 Private Company Intelligence
640,000+ Companies, Verified, Daily
Every private company in the market, 143,000+ sponsor-backed portfolio companies and 500,000+ independent businesses, verified, organized by sector, industry, sub-industry, and geography, and updated daily by our research team. Corporate venture teams no longer piece together their target universe from CRM records and manual research.
640,000+ private companies · 11 sectors · Updated daily
02 Verified C-Suite and Board Contacts
The Right Person, at Every Company
Reaching the right person at the right company at the right time is the entire game in corporate venture. Dakota provides verified individual-level contact data, CEO, CTO, CFO, board members, and key operational executives, for companies at every stage and size, not just the 500 names already in your CRM.
Verified contacts · CEO / CTO / CFO / Board · Direct email and title
03 Full Transaction History
20,000+ Verified Deals, Every Participant
Every private market transaction researched and verified by our team, with full participant visibility across buyers, sellers, lenders, advisors, and law firms. Know exactly what has happened to every target company before the first conversation: prior funding rounds, ownership changes, M&A activity, and exit history.
20,000+ transactions · ~2,000 added monthly · Full participant visibility
04 GP and Fund Intelligence
26,000+ GP Accounts, Decision-Maker Contacts
For corporate venture teams that co-invest alongside traditional VCs and PE firms, and for fundraisers mapping the co-investment landscape, Dakota's GP database covers 26,000+ general partner accounts across every strategy, with verified contacts for the partners and MDs who make investment decisions.
26,000+ GP accounts · PE, VC, Credit, Real Estate · Verified decision-makers
05 Geo-Specific Company Targeting
Map It, Metro-Level Deal Sourcing
Dakota's Map It feature lets your team focus on specific metro areas, filtering the private company universe by geography to identify concentrations of target companies in any city or region. For corporate venture teams planning market development trips or coverage territory buildouts, this turns weeks of manual research into a 10-minute exercise.
Metro area filtering · Geography-based mapping · Travel planning integration
06 Similar Company Discovery
Competitive Mapping, Automated
Dakota's similar company engine instantly identifies portfolio companies with comparable sector, industry, sub-industry, and business model profiles, giving your team a systematic view of the competitive landscape around every investment and every target. Know what else is out there before you commit to a thesis.
Automated peer identification · Sector / industry matching · Adjacent opportunity mapping
Two Audiences. One Platform.

Built for Teams That Invest in Companies. And for Teams Trying to Reach Them.

Dakota serves the corporate venture ecosystem from both directions, giving CVC teams the intelligence to source and win deals, and giving fundraisers the data to reach CVC capital systematically.

 For Corporate Venture Teams
Source deals faster. Know the market completely. Win the best companies before competitors arrive.
Corporate venture teams that use Dakota stop piecing together their market picture from LinkedIn searches, industry reports, and CRM contacts that are months out of date. They see the full private company universe, 640,000+ companies, verified contacts, full transaction histories, in one platform, updated daily.
 For Fundraisers Targeting CVCs
$185 billion of capital. Fully mapped. Verified contacts. Ready for outreach.
If your firm raises capital from institutional investors, corporate venture arms are one of the most significant and under-pursued audiences available. Dakota maps the full CVC universe, verified contacts at every major corporate venture arm, investment strategy details, portfolio data, and co-investment history, giving your team a systematic approach to an audience that most fundraisers only touch informally.
→CVC Team Use Cases
→ Build actionable market maps in minutes, not months of manual research → Identify companies at the right stage before they run a competitive process → See full ownership and transaction history for every target before the first call → Map the competitive landscape around any investment thesis instantly → Get automatic alerts when tracked companies, executives, or sponsors change → Integrate directly into Salesforce, DealCloud, Affinity, and API environments
→Fundraiser Use Cases
→ Identify every CVC active in your strategy and sector, not just the ones you already know → Reach the right investment professional at each firm, not a generic investor relations inbox → Track co-investment history to understand which CVCs are active alongside your target LPs → Monitor new CVC launches and expansions as major corporations stand up new funds → Build targeted outreach lists filtered by strategy, sector, check size, and stage focus → Export directly into your CRM with verified, current contact data at the individual level
The CVC Landscape

The World's Largest Companies Are Also the World's Most Active Investors.

Every major industry sector now has active corporate venture arms deploying institutional-scale capital. These are not passive observers, they are building investment portfolios that rival independent VC funds in size, sophistication, and strategic importance.

Alphabet / Google
GV (Google Ventures)
AI, healthcare, life sciences, consumer tech
NVIDIA
NVentures
AI infrastructure, robotics, semiconductors
Microsoft
M12
Enterprise software, cloud, AI, security
Salesforce
Salesforce Ventures
Enterprise SaaS, AI, CRM ecosystem
Intel
Intel Capital
Semiconductors, AI, cloud, connectivity
Samsung
Samsung Ventures
AI, semiconductors, consumer electronics
Comcast
Comcast Ventures
Media, entertainment, connectivity, tech
American Express
AmEx Ventures
Fintech, payments, travel, data analytics
Citigroup
Citi Ventures
Fintech, AI, enterprise software, security
Merck
MRL Ventures Fund
Biotech, genomics, precision medicine
Capital One
Capital One Ventures
Fintech, AI, data infrastructure, enterprise
And Many More
The Full CVC Universe
Dakota's platform maps the full CVC universe, verified contacts, investment strategy, portfolio data, and transaction history, across every sector and geography.

Illustrative selection of major active corporate venture arms. Dakota's platform covers the full CVC universe across every sector and geography.

Integrations

Works Where Your Team Already Works.

Dakota lives inside the tools your corporate venture team already uses, so intelligence flows directly into your workflow, not as a separate platform nobody opens.

Salesforce
Native, AppExchange
DealCloud
CRM Integration
Affinity
CRM Integration
Dynamo
CRM Integration
HubSpot
CRM Integration
Snowflake
Data Warehouse
Dakota API
Direct Access
Altvia
CRM Integration
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A member of the Dakota team will follow up within one business day. No lengthy procurement cycles. No six-month onboarding. Most teams are productive within the first week, with immediate access to 640,000+ private companies, 20,000+ verified transactions, and the complete CVC intelligence layer.

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