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Corporate Venture Capital: Obligatory or Oxymoron?

David Teten

Entrepreneurs today expect more than just capital from their investors. Urs Cete, the Head of Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments , notes, “If you think you can provide just money, you will be disintermediated.”. Some corporate funds now lead rounds. Teten: What makes for a good vs. bad corporate venture investor?