It is completely normal and expected for large companies to invest in others who can use and grow the use of their products. It’s equivalent to a microscope manufacturer investing in a microbiology company.

Here’s a quote about Henry Singleton, one of the most successful ever:

“CEOs need to do two things well to be successful, run their operations efficiently and deploy the cash generated by those operations.

Most CEOs focus on managing operations. Singleton, in contrast, gave most of his attention to the later task. As Warren Buffett observed, very few CEOs come prepared for this critical task of capital allocation.”