Corporate Venture Capital The news this morning is that Google is seriously considering entering the venture capital business. They bring a lot to the table for sure. But as Jessica Vascellaro points out in here WSJ piece (which is what I linked to): Their [corporations who invest directly in venture deals] track records have been mixed. Corporate venture-capital arms have been hampered by challenges that traditional venture-capital businesses don't face. Venture capitalists invest in private

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Some little birds whispered in the Wall Street Journal’s ear and got it to report that Google, which usually just buys start-ups, now wants to set up a venture arm a la Intel Capital, leaving the reader to imagine where the money would go, what stage companies might catch its eye and what strings it might impose. read more

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