Gain Insights. Be Inspired. Get Connected.

Desifer Venture Club brings together professionals working with corporate venturing in different companies and industries. We meet in relaxed settings to share learnings and experiences, discuss relevant topics, and network. A forum for sharing knowledge on how to succeed with Corporate Venturing, and to enable new connections and collaborations.

Is Desifer Venture Club right for you?

  • You are working with corporate venturing, or driving innovation or business development outside the core at an established company
  • You want to network with others in the same field in a relaxed and friendly setting
  • You like to share and build knowledge on corporate venturing through open conversations

If the answer is yes, apply to join our Venture Club!

Last session

  • Desifer Venture Club panel discussion on investments and collaborations with startups

    November 23, 2022 @ 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm

    Desifer Venture Club, our network of corporate venturing professionals, will meet on November 23 to discuss corporate investments and collaborations with startups. We have invited representatives from three leading corporations to share interesting insights into the topic in a panel discussion. Join us for dinner to discuss the lessons learned by Ingrid af Sandeberg from Aliaxis, Philip Hallsmar from AxSol, Siri Mari Hagen from Bring, and Mark Johnson from Husqvarna

    When: November 23, 2022 17.30-20.30
    Where: Space, Mäster Samuelsgatan 45 Stockholm

Exclusive roundtables connecting innovators

Personal connections

Our bi-monthly events are capped at 20 people to allow good discussions, sharing and personal connections.

For Corporate Venturing professionals

Discuss with expert peers from various industries facing similar challenges.

Knowledge sharing

Each event is 1.5 hour with optional mingling to ensure enough time to share and learn without feeling rushed.

In real life

The best discussions unfold in person. Share thoughts and ideas with like-minded peers.

Want to join the club?

Send in an application if you are interested in joining our future events and being a part of the club.

Contact us if you have any questions. Our Venture Lead Joel Sunnehall will be happy to help!

Joel Sunnehall: +46 (0) 702-98 70 90
joel.sunnehall@desifer.se

Events

  • Venture Club Panel Conversation: The reality of a corporate venture

    March 8, 2022 @ 5:30 pm - 8:00 pm

    The first session of Desifer Venture Club 2022 offers a unique chance to learn about the reality of running a startup within an established organisation first hand. We line up a panel of 3 exciting corporate ventures : UNQUO (SEBx), Travis (Nobina) and InCharge (Vattenfall). In this panel conversation they will share their experiences and learnings on what it takes to succeed as a startup within an established organisation, what the key challenges are, and a few mistakes they’ve made along the way. We wrap up the session with a nice dinner with lots of opportunity for further conversation. Limited to 20 guests, secure your spot today by applying on our website.

    When: Tuesday, March 8th 2021, 17:30 – 20:00
    Where: Asian Post Office, Stockholm

  • Volvo Group leveraging data from connected devices to drive new customer value

    May 18, 2022 @ 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm

    At the upcoming Desifer Venture Club session we will be joined by Volvo Group Connected Solutions Innovation Lab. They leverage data from connected customer assets worldwide to identify needs and behaviors and build new solutions and ventures based on those. Drawing on long experience of driving innovative ventures, hubs in Stockholm and Gothenburg, and a broad portfolio of initiatives, they will share with us both mistakes and successes, learnings and challenges for the future.

    When: Wednesday May 18th 2022, 17:30 – 20:30
    Where: Hobo Hotel, Stockholm