Some companies may stall their startup investing in the recession, but insiders say separate corporate venture arms will still deploy their cash troves to back hot prospects

· Corporations usually invest in startups through one of two ways: They create a separate corporate venture capital arm, and raise funds earmarked for investment. Or, the corporation invests directly from its own accounts.· Insiders expect a drop-off in investing from the second type of corporate venture capital, because those...