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rwmj • today at 11:47 AM • 2 replies • view on HN

For what was until a few days ago the largest public company in the US, that doesn't sound unusual?


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msdz • today at 12:07 PM

Still interesting to have concrete numbers on the phenomenon, I’d say.

dmurray • today at 12:23 PM

Doesn't it? I would not expect the largest public companies to be the most active venture capitalists. The other 10 most active funders are all specialist investors, not standalone companies with venture arms. You have to go down to about #15 to find the next corporate investor, and it's not Microsoft or Apple or Saudi Aramco, but relative minnow Salesforce.