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Corporate Venture Capital: Obligatory or Oxymoron?

David Teten

Urs Cete, the Head of Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments , notes, “If you think you can provide just money, you will be disintermediated.”. Others follow independent financial lead investors and most require that independent investors be part of the syndicate. Entrepreneurs today expect more than just capital from their investors.