<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:googleplay="http://www.google.com/schemas/play-podcasts/1.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Rodrigo de Alvarenga: Companies & Innovation]]></title><description><![CDATA[This section covers the hardships of innovating in the corporate world. It aims to support corporations, family-owned businesses, and other entities in dealing with the problems, struggles, challenges, and hard choices they face today to ensure their present and future ability to create and deliver value to their customers through innovation, open innovation, new ventures, investing in startups, or any other means.   ]]></description><link>https://substack.rodrigodealvarenga.com/s/companies-and-innovation</link><image><url>https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!4KMM!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe56cd0a5-11c2-407c-84ff-84dbb959de4c_1280x1280.png</url><title>Rodrigo de Alvarenga: Companies &amp; Innovation</title><link>https://substack.rodrigodealvarenga.com/s/companies-and-innovation</link></image><generator>Substack</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 07:46:56 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://substack.rodrigodealvarenga.com/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><copyright><![CDATA[Rodrigo de Alvarenga]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><webMaster><![CDATA[rodrigodealvarenga@substack.com]]></webMaster><itunes:owner><itunes:email><![CDATA[rodrigodealvarenga@substack.com]]></itunes:email><itunes:name><![CDATA[Rodrigo de Alvarenga]]></itunes:name></itunes:owner><itunes:author><![CDATA[Rodrigo de Alvarenga]]></itunes:author><googleplay:owner><![CDATA[rodrigodealvarenga@substack.com]]></googleplay:owner><googleplay:email><![CDATA[rodrigodealvarenga@substack.com]]></googleplay:email><googleplay:author><![CDATA[Rodrigo de Alvarenga]]></googleplay:author><itunes:block><![CDATA[Yes]]></itunes:block><item><title><![CDATA[How Corporate Venture Building Is Revolutionizing the Way Corporates Approach Innovation]]></title><description><![CDATA[In today's fast-evolving technological landscape, Corporate Venture Building (CVB) is becoming an increasingly important strategy for&#8230;]]></description><link>https://substack.rodrigodealvarenga.com/p/how-corporate-venture-building-is-revolutionizing-the-way-corporates-approach-innovation-e37774f3264</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://substack.rodrigodealvarenga.com/p/how-corporate-venture-building-is-revolutionizing-the-way-corporates-approach-innovation-e37774f3264</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Rodrigo de Alvarenga]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2023 19:29:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/e7319e9c-1940-407c-b273-689167326b20_800x533.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!FI6O!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd6c36fb9-45a3-4aa6-b747-33476fb43e3a_800x533.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!FI6O!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd6c36fb9-45a3-4aa6-b747-33476fb43e3a_800x533.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!FI6O!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd6c36fb9-45a3-4aa6-b747-33476fb43e3a_800x533.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!FI6O!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd6c36fb9-45a3-4aa6-b747-33476fb43e3a_800x533.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!FI6O!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd6c36fb9-45a3-4aa6-b747-33476fb43e3a_800x533.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!FI6O!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd6c36fb9-45a3-4aa6-b747-33476fb43e3a_800x533.jpeg" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/d6c36fb9-45a3-4aa6-b747-33476fb43e3a_800x533.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:null,&quot;width&quot;:null,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:true,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!FI6O!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd6c36fb9-45a3-4aa6-b747-33476fb43e3a_800x533.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!FI6O!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd6c36fb9-45a3-4aa6-b747-33476fb43e3a_800x533.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!FI6O!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd6c36fb9-45a3-4aa6-b747-33476fb43e3a_800x533.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!FI6O!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd6c36fb9-45a3-4aa6-b747-33476fb43e3a_800x533.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" fetchpriority="high"></picture><div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">Photo by <a href="https://unsplash.com/fr/@epicantus?utm_source=medium&amp;utm_medium=referral">Daria Nepriakhina &#127482;&#127462;</a> on&nbsp;<a href="https://unsplash.com?utm_source=medium&amp;utm_medium=referral">Unsplash</a></figcaption></figure></div><p>In today's fast-evolving technological landscape, Corporate Venture Building (CVB) is becoming an increasingly important strategy for corporates to drive innovation and stay competitive in their respective markets. CVB is an approach that leverages the resources of the corporate parent to establish a venture ca&#8230;</p>
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   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Corporate Venture Capital in LATAM & Brazil: How Open Innovation is Driving Investments]]></title><description><![CDATA[Latin America has been experiencing a corporate venture capital (CVC) boom in recent years. This is primarily due to the increasing&#8230;]]></description><link>https://substack.rodrigodealvarenga.com/p/corporate-venture-capital-in-latam-brazil-how-open-innovation-is-driving-investments-54e38dc66ce6</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://substack.rodrigodealvarenga.com/p/corporate-venture-capital-in-latam-brazil-how-open-innovation-is-driving-investments-54e38dc66ce6</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Rodrigo de Alvarenga]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 17 May 2022 19:49:41 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/53f1273d-409c-4396-8b09-2d515f47f6e0_800x450.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!1Z-T!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F70738398-2eaa-4b49-9e7d-6935a31f3d83_800x450.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!1Z-T!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F70738398-2eaa-4b49-9e7d-6935a31f3d83_800x450.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!1Z-T!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F70738398-2eaa-4b49-9e7d-6935a31f3d83_800x450.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!1Z-T!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F70738398-2eaa-4b49-9e7d-6935a31f3d83_800x450.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!1Z-T!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F70738398-2eaa-4b49-9e7d-6935a31f3d83_800x450.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!1Z-T!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F70738398-2eaa-4b49-9e7d-6935a31f3d83_800x450.jpeg" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/70738398-2eaa-4b49-9e7d-6935a31f3d83_800x450.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:null,&quot;width&quot;:null,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:true,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!1Z-T!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F70738398-2eaa-4b49-9e7d-6935a31f3d83_800x450.jpeg 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!1Z-T!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F70738398-2eaa-4b49-9e7d-6935a31f3d83_800x450.jpeg 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!1Z-T!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F70738398-2eaa-4b49-9e7d-6935a31f3d83_800x450.jpeg 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!1Z-T!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F70738398-2eaa-4b49-9e7d-6935a31f3d83_800x450.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" fetchpriority="high"></picture><div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>Latin America has been experiencing a corporate venture capital (CVC) boom in recent years. This is primarily due to the increasing interest of corporates in startups and their innovative products and services. In addition, the rise of open innovation approaches has allowed corporates to connect with startups in new and more effective ways. As a result,&#8230;</p>
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