Intel, though, has found a way to benefit from venture capital (VC).
It has created a farsighted program with corporate VC, which builds
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strong connections between Intel and the start-up community that surrounds
it. Intel’s corporate VC program, now called Intel Capital, enables
Intel to extend its own business strategy by leveraging the activities
of these start-ups. The program even allows Intel to explore new
business areas beyond microprocessors by funding and observing the
experiments these start-ups conduct.