Funding Models and Strategies - Part 3
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Corporate venture funding is cyclical and often strategic not financial, with a surprising example of 82 companies, 30% had strategic deals with the corporate that bought none of them; Bell Labs headcount falls from 22,000 to 1,500 is used to argue real innovation budgets shrank. Advice: start fundraising where operations are, follow the rule of 100 miles for US VCs, prioritize patient capital (examples: 12‑year fund structures), and treat investors as long‑term partners.
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