Without stones, there is no arch – Marco Polo

So the thinking goes. When an exciting technology emerges in a core market, strategic venture capitalists use equity to place an early bet, influence strategy and development, while thoughtfully protecting the downside by not committing fully via merger or acquisition. Assuming the technology is appropriately derisked via further development, a portfolio of early-stage investments provides the strategic with a…

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