What's Inside

The Coresight Research Playbook series provides recommendations for brands, retailers and marketplaces seeking to tap growth segments and emerging trends.

Coresight Research has identified corporate evolution as one of the key trends to watch in retail and a component trend of Coresight Research’s RESET framework for change.

In this Playbook, we cover the following:

• Four key strategies for global retail players to capitalize on opportunities in venture capital (VC) funding
• A four-step action plan for brand owners and retailers seeking VC funding
• Approaches for countering key challenges in securing VC funding

Read our Playbook on capitalizing on opportunities in M&A and SPACs here and our Playbook on IPOs here.  Read our Think Tank on venture capital here.

Contents (Click to navigate)

Introduction

What’s the Story?

Why It Matters

Venture Capital Funding in Retail: A Playbook

Four Key Strategies to Adopt to Recent Trends in VC Funding

A Four-Step Action Plan for Retailers Seeking to Raise Funds Via VC Financing

Four Approaches for Retailers to Counter Key Challenges

What We Think

Appendix: About Coresight Research’s RESET Framework