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Corporate Venture Capital: Obligatory or Oxymoron?

David Teten

At Virgin Mobile USA, Mari led early initiatives in mobile commerce, social networking and advertising. Urs Cete, the Head of Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments , notes, “If you think you can provide just money, you will be disintermediated.”. So is strong support from the parent company’s leadership.