We’ve already mentioned this a couple of times, but here’s the new development: Author and entrepreneur John Battelle, over in London, hears it from the horse’s mouth. Google has even set up a fund to compete with VCs for early stage financing, according to the Yahoo panelist Battelle talks with.

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