TrafficProducer
07-31-2008, 05:56 AM
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google is considering setting up its own venture capital investment arm, the Wall Street Journal said on Wednesday, citing several people briefed on the discussions.
David Drummond, the Internet search leader's senior vice president of corporate development and chief legal officer, would lead the investment business, the Journal said. Google has hired William Maris, a former Web hosting entrepreneur, to help set up the unit, the paper said.
A Google spokesman confirmed that Maris has been hired but declined to comment further. :roll:
More... (http://uk.news.yahoo.com/rtrs/20080731/tot-uk-google-vc-b86c26b.html)
David Drummond, the Internet search leader's senior vice president of corporate development and chief legal officer, would lead the investment business, the Journal said. Google has hired William Maris, a former Web hosting entrepreneur, to help set up the unit, the paper said.
A Google spokesman confirmed that Maris has been hired but declined to comment further. :roll:
More... (http://uk.news.yahoo.com/rtrs/20080731/tot-uk-google-vc-b86c26b.html)