Funding by VC and funding by corps sponsors are 2 very different things. Check how linux desktop projects such as Gnome & KDE kept the lights on for >20 years without VC funding.
> Funding by VC and funding by corps sponsors are 2 very different things
Ok, if you find corp which will give you funding for your project without any expectations, then it is a win. But I am not sure how often this happens.
There are expectations of course, but the ones from a corp will be different from a VC. Typically the corp will expect you to build something they need and can use, a VC will only want financial return on investment.
