Hedging Against Disruption: Using VC to understand Web3
summary
Bertelsmann Investments runs B3‑THE HUB as a corporate VC play that already allocates over 40 million euros to web3 startups, using a three‑pillar method: fund selective direct investments, translate learnings into executive education, and pick themes for strategic deployment. Claims: Bitcoin, Ethereum and stablecoins are presented as mature use cases; Crunchbase shows 20,000+ web3 companies; adoption curves mirror early internet and could reach ~1.5 billion users. Notes token economics, regulation and reputational risk as practical obstacles.
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chapters (6)
- 0:00Web3 and VC introduction
- 1:44Web3 as internet infrastructure
- 4:51VC helps understand Web3
- 8:01Corporate Web3 adoption challenges
- 12:32B3 Hub initiative pillars
- 14:10Closing remarks and Q&A
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