http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/03/googles-newest-venture.html
http://www.google.com/ventures/
http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/03/googles-newest-venture.html
http://www.google.com/ventures/
But I do think that venture investing is not the best use of a corporation's capital and that it is inevitable that it will produce sub-par returns at best and significant losses at worst. And as a Google shareholder, I'd prefer to see them do something else with all that money they are making.
No, it isn't. Acquisitions by Google of portfolio companies are possible, but this is not the goal or focus of our investment activities. Our focus is building great companies and generating long term financial return.