Corporations getting back into venture funding

During the dot-com craze, just about every company this side of your corner hot dog stand set up a venture capital arm. With Wall Street and Main Street slavering for tech investments, corporate chiefs launched seed funds to boost their bottom lines and scope possible acquisitions.

By Peter Delevett

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