Services companies can use their varied client network for feedback on prospective investments. Those companies that get the client vote can start doing business instantly with a wide client base. Such was the case for Yet2Ventures, the corporate venturing unit of technology marketplace Yet2.com, which was able to make a quick decision to invest in mobile device barcode scanning company Mobeam.
Yet2 asked corporate clients to vet the technology of the nascent start-up, in this case a client base of…
