Interview

December 7, 2021

Honeywell Ventures is trying a new way of working with startups

The sustainability team is creating commercial partnerships with startups before investing in them, to make sure there is real alignment.


Maija Palmer

5 min read

Giancarlo Savini, Honeywell Ventures

There are two schools of thought when it comes to corporate venturing. Some believe that the investment arm should be as independent as possible, while others argue that the venture arm should work very closely with the business units.

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