Tim Lafferty is the Chief Operating Officer of Mawsonia, a publishing, data and events company founded in 2010 which serves the needs of three distinct venture communities – corporates, universities and governments. Members of the Global Corporate Venturing (GCV) Leadership Society, can access news and data about corporates taking minority equity stakes in startups as well as connecting with each other at world-renowned conferences and development programs.

Similarly, Global University Venturing (GUV) addresses the needs of universities around the world that take equity stakes in their own spinouts, an increasingly important development in the funding of start-ups. Global Government Venturing GGV writes about how governments support their innovation ecosystems.