Hugging the 800lb Gorilla
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Panelists give concrete numbers and outcomes: corporate investors put about $109 billion into startups last year, accounting for roughly two-thirds of deal value but one-fifth of volume. Examples include a corporate VC that backed Ring and Brazil’s 99, a startup that built an on‑demand transit system tying buses to bike‑ and car‑share and was acquired by Ford in January, and an investor who helps portfolio companies build hardware (a camera with smartphone guts) and win enterprise customers.
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