Corporate venture capital (CVC) investment was resilient in Q2 2020 even as venture activity overall fell. Through Q2, CVC invested nearly $33 billion, which means CVC is on pace to surpass 2019 investment and may even exceed 2018’s impressive figures.

Ross DeVol, President and CEO of Heartland Forward highlights the importance of entrepreneurs and startups to pandemic recovery.

The main idea: Entrepreneurs are critical to the economy’s long-term success and could be the engine to get people back to work.