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January 5, 2021

Heriberto Diarte, head of SE Ventures: How to set up a CVC fund the right way

Heriberto Diarte had three conditions when he set up SE Ventures, the Schneider Electric corporate venture fund.


Maija Palmer

8 min read

When Heriberto Diarte joined Schneider Electric three years ago he came with a list of demands. Diarte was being brought in to set up a corporate venture fund for the French power management company, and he wanted to make sure it was done right. He had seen too many CVC venture funds set up the wrong way — set up to fail right from the start — and he didn’t want to fall into the same trap.

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