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Venture capital - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Venture capitalists hope to be able to sell their stock, warrants, options, convertibles, or other forms of equity in three to ten years: this is referred to as harvesting. Venture capital partners (also known as "venture capitalists" or "VCs") may be former chief executives at firms similar to those which the partnership funds. Most venture capital funds have a fixed life of ten years—this model was pioneered by some of the most successful funds in Silicon Valley through the 1980s to invest in technological trends broadly but only during their period of ascendance, to cut exposure to management and marketing risks of any individual firm or its product. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Venture_capitalist   (1549 words)

AVC Venture Capital While venture capital can be a tremendous boon to a tiny fraction of the companies pursuing it, in the vast majority of cases it presents the entrepreneur with a “Faustian Bargain”. Venture capital brings with it tremendous meddling and pressure from venture capitalists who in this day and age typically lack both the operating and industry depth of their predecessors. Let's do the math to see why this is. Suppose you and a venture capitalist agree to a "pre-money" valuation of $1 million for your start-up, and the venture capitalist then invests $1 million for 50% of the equity. www.antiventurecapital.com /venturecapital.html   (1022 words)

USATODAY.com - Venture capitalists still shying away from tech   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06) SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Venture capitalists continued to tippy-toe through the high-tech wreckage in the second quarter, sending investments in startups to the lowest level in nearly four years, according to an industry report to be released Tuesday. Venture capitalists have been backpedaling since the market values of tech companies peaked with the Nasdaq composite index in March 2000. Venture capitalists' reluctance to fund entrepreneurs with fresh ideas could come back to haunt the country in a few years, said Chris Bruner, who leads Ernst and Young's venture capital advisory group. www.usatoday.com /tech/techinvestor/2002-07-30-venture-capital_x.htm   (647 words)

siliconindia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06) Venture capital–backed investments soared to a record-breaking level of $7.67 billion in the second quarter of 1999, an increase of 104 percent over Q2 of 1998 and 78 percent higher than Q1 of 1999. Venture capitalists invest money in start-up companies to help fund the development of new products or services In return, they receive a stake in each company they help finance. Venture capitalists don’t invest in business plans or concepts, they invest in teams with visions and skills to make those visions a reality,” she explains. www.siliconindia.com /magazine/display_back_issue.asp?article_id=128   (1787 words)

Boston.com / Business / Markets / Market turnaround no help to distressed venture capitalists Venture capital funds nationwide suffered a one-year loss, on average, of 27.4 percent through June, the most recent period covered in a quarterly survey by Venture Economics for the National Venture Capital Association. Venture capitalists maintain the short-term swings in their investment portfolios aren't as important as how their holdings perform over the long haul. Venture capital funds averaged a 20 percent loss in the three years ended in June while the Nasdaq Composite sustained an annual loss of 25.8 percent in those three years, according to Venture Economics. www.boston.com /business/markets/articles/2003/10/15/market_turnaround_no_help_to_distressed_venture_capitalists?mode=PF   (468 words)

0.1.3: How Venture Capitalists Talk - Encyclopedia - Library - VC Experts This is called "seed investment" and the tranche is called the "seed round." Each financing in the venture process is referred to as a "round" and given a name or number: "seed" round, "first venture" round, "second" round, "mezzanine" round, and so forth. As used in venture finance, the financing is next to the occasion on which the founder and investors become liquid—an initial public offering (IPO) or sale of the entire company. One of the critical elements in venture investing is the rate at which a firm incurs expenses, since most financings occur at a time when the business has insufficient income to cover expenses. vcexperts.com /vce/library/encyclopedia/documents_view.asp?document_id=16   (588 words)

The Hindu Business Line : Venture capitalists and biotech sector — Discovering the potential The venture capitalist is a business partner, sharing the risks and rewards and provides strategic, operational and financial advice to the company based on experience with other companies in similar situations. Venture capitalists must be confident that the firm has the quality and depth in the management team to achieve its aspirations. Last, venture capitalists look for clear exit routes for their investment such as public listing or a third-party acquisition of the investee company. www.thehindubusinessline.com /2004/12/29/stories/2004122900200900.htm   (1193 words)

» Venture capital | IT Facts | ZDNet.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06) Venture capitalists raised more venture money in the first half of 2005 than they did in all 2003, and the $6.1 bln they raised in Q2 2005 bests any single quarter since 2001, the New York Times says. Venture capital organizations are expected to invest about $1 bln in China in 2005, down from a record $1.2 bln in 2004. Venture capitalists are on a track to invest $21 bln in US companies in 2005. blogs.zdnet.com /ITFacts/index.php?id=C0_30_1   (1336 words)

Venture Capitalists People talk about venture capitalists as sharks - because of their supposedly predatory business practices - or sheep - because they supposedly think like a flock, all wanting the same kinds of deals. The venture capital business is a business, and the people we call venture capitalists are business people who are charged with investing other people’s money. Venture capital shouldn’t be thought of as a source of funding for any but a very few exceptional start-up businesses. www.bizplans.com /html/cap2.htm   (436 words)

Venture capitalists enjoy best year since dot-com bust   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06) The one-year return on venture capital funds averaged 19.3 percent during 2004, an improvement from an 11.7 percent gain in 2003, according to statistics released Monday by the National Venture Capital Association and Venture Economics. Venture capital funds dropped by 29.9 percent in 2001 followed by a 29.1 percent decline in 2002. IPOs are important to venture capitalists because they provide a way to cash out of their investments and distribute the gains to their investment partners. www.post-gazette.com /pg/05102/486616.stm   (503 words)

Venture Capitalists Raise $2.3 Billion - BizReport   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06) Venture capitalists raised $2.3 billion for future investments during the first quarter, providing the latest sign of the industry's brightening outlook, according to a survey released Monday. Nevertheless, venture capitalists appear to be more optimistic - a mood that probably will make them more likely to continue raising money from institutional investors and other partners. Venture capitalists are feeling more upbeat as the market values of the startups have rebounded, helping to boost the industry's profits. www.bizreport.com /print/7066   (194 words)

Venture Capitalists Made Money in 2003 Venture capitalists made money for the first time in three years during the last quarter of 2003. According to the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA) and Thompson Venture Economics, one-year returns on venture capital funds averaged 8.1% in the fourth quarter of 2003. Venture capital funds have been strained in recent years, suffering an average loss of about 38% in 2002 and 32% in 2001. www.inc.com /criticalnews/articles/200404/vc2003.html   (323 words)

Popular Misperceptions About Venture Capitalists Venture capitalists are in the business of high risk, high return investing. This is the way venture capitalists deliver returns to their own investors, and how venture capital firms make their living. The venture capitalist is always reluctant to "pull the plug" because it means that the venture fund loses its investment, which hurts the fund’s overall performance. www.woodsidefund.com /ent/articles/Popular_Misperceptions.html   (1137 words)

CCH Business Owner's Toolkit | Venture Capital Venture capital ("VC") firms supply funding from private sources for investing in select companies that have a high, rapid growth potential and a need for large amounts of capital. Usually, venture capital firms favor existing businesses that have a minimal operating history of several years; financing of startups is limited to situations where the high risk is tempered by special circumstances, such as a company with extremely experienced management and a very marketable product or service. Venture capital firms are located nationwide, and a directory is available for $125 through the National Association of Venture Capital http://www.nvca.org, 1655 N. Fort Meyer Dr., Arlington, VA 22209, (703 524-2549). www.toolkit.cch.com /text/P10_2300.asp   (677 words)

ABC News: Venture Capitalists Continue Fundraising   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06) The amount of money flowing into venture capital funds is on a pace to increase for the third consecutive year, rebounding from a 2002 low of $3.8 billion a painful contraction that followed the sobering losses that piled up in the dot-com crash. Having tended to those financial wounds, venture capitalists have been pouring more money into startups, a trend that's prompting them to solicit even more money from wealthy individuals, pension funds and college endowments that earmark a sliver of their portfolios for riskier investments. This marks the second time in the last three quarters that venture capitalists have raised at least $6 billion a level of activity unseen since 2001 when the industry was still trying to salvage startups from the Internet's wasteland. abcnews.go.com /Business/wireStory?id=950599   (353 words)

USATODAY.com - Venture capital money backs California stem cell measure   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06) On Wednesday, venture capitalist Joseph Lacob, a partner with the heavyweight firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers of Woodside, contributed $500,000 and William Unger of Mayfield Venture Capital of Cupertino contributed $50,000, campaign finance records show. In all, Silicon Valley venture capitalists and their families have contributed more than $1.8 million to a campaign that has raised about $5.3 million since late last year and is attempting to raise $20 million by the November election. Venture capitalists, however, said business interests had nothing to do with their contributions. usatoday.com /tech/news/techpolicy/2004-05-21-stem-cell-vc-calif_x.htm   (869 words)

The New York Times > Business > Small Business: The Return of the Venture Capitalists   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06) Investments by venture firms rose 22 percent in the second quarter of this year, to $5.8 billion, from $4.7 billion a year earlier, according to the MoneyTree Survey by PricewaterhouseCoopers, Thomson Venture Economics and the National Venture Capital Association. Venture capitalists cite several factors for the improving situation, starting with the reviving economy. Yang and other venture capitalists report significant increases in the number of deals they are looking at these days, especially in start-ups. www.nytimes.com /2004/09/02/business/02sbiz.html?ex=1251864000&en=a6b2fc4f9d2b940a&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt   (752 words)

Boston.com / Business / Venture capitalists -- Boston's lure for start-ups But one largely invisible driver is venture capital firms, which fund and advise emerging technology companies and relocate dozens to the Boston area each year. Boston and its suburbs are home to the second-largest venture capital cluster in the nation, after the San Francisco Bay Area and its Silicon Valley technology hub. And venture capitalists usually prefer to have their portfolio companies nearby so they can visit frequently, sit on their boards, and staff them with executives they know and trust. www.boston.com /business/articles/2004/09/12/venture_capitalists____bostons_lure_for_start_ups   (622 words)

Update 1: Venture Capitalists Continue Fundraising - Forbes.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06) Venture capitalists raised $6.1 billion for future investments during the second quarter, continuing a recent upswing that reflects the industry's renewed appetite for taking risks. The amount of money flowing into venture capital funds is on a pace to increase for the third consecutive year, rebounding from a 2002 low of $3.8 billion - a painful contraction that followed the sobering losses that piled up in the dot-com crash. As a sign of the increased caution, many venture capitalists are resisting the temptation to increase the size of their funds even though many investors want to give them more money, said Mark Heeson, president of the National Venture Capital Association. www.forbes.com /associatedpress/feeds/ap/2005/07/18/ap2144195.html   (711 words)

Equity Ventures, venture capital, MBO, MBI, private equity , corporate finance Equity Ventures is a venture capital fund investor and arranger. Equity Ventures is a British venture capital firm with offices in London and Cheltenham. Equity Ventures has funds to invest in companies in its roles as an investment advisor to the British Smaller Companies Venture Capital Trust plc, the British Smaller Technology Companies Venture Capital Trust plc, and as the fund manager of the HSBC UK Enterprise Fund for the South West. www.ventures.demon.co.uk   (1937 words)

VentureBlog Venture Voice is an excellent podcast on entrepreneurship and venture capital. Given the variety of venture investors, it is pretty important to do your homework about what precisely you are looking for in a VC before you decide to whom you are going to pitch your company. I have no doubt that Fred and Brad, as I, have RSS feeds that inform them of what is being written about themselves, their venture firms and their portfolio companies in near real time, courtesy of Technorati or Bloglines or Pubsub or the like. www.ventureblog.com   (5711 words)

Amazon.com: Books: eBoys : The First Inside Account of Venture Capitalists at Work   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06) The Silicon Valley venture capitalists whom Stross writes about with such verve and grace are the equivalent of the tech world's Hollywood casting directors, holding daily tryouts to spot tomorrow's talent. The venture capitalist will often play a key role in doing the recruiting of the CEO and other key personnel. There are a couple things that come across loud and clear: first, these venture capitalists were not blind to the bubble that was forming; second, if they wanted to stay alive and relevant in their field, they needed to keep financing new companies and unwillingly participate in furthering the bubble. www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0812930959?v=glance   (2341 words)

Venture Capital Journal   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-06) On one level, his blogging activities convinced him of the worthiness of blog startups, prompting him to invest in both Technorati, a real-time search engine that keeps track of what is going on in the world of blogs, and Newsgator, a content aggregator for Microsoft Outlook that retrieves news from multiple sources, including blogs. They say that venture blogs help to shed light on some of the more arcane aspects of the industry, thus providing entrepreneurs and others a rare glimpse into how things really work. By addressing these very subjects, venture blogs in a small but important way are opening up the industry and ushering in a new era. www.venturecapitaljournal.net /vcj/1093016078475.html   (2760 words)

National Venture Capital Association Venture Impact – Economic Impact of Venture Capital Study (Study or Release) The Vital Role of Venture Capital in LifeScience Innovation (Study or Release) The National Venture Capital Association is not affiliated with the International Venture Capital Association or NewYork Venture Capital Association in any way. www.nvca.org   (139 words)

Florida Venture Forum The Florida Venture Forum, Inc. is Florida's oldest, largest and most prestigious statewide support group for venture capitalists and entrepreneurs. As an entrepreneurial networking group, the Florida Venture Forum educates entrepreneurs and assists them in identifying sources of venture capital. Created in 1984 by a group of high-level business leaders and academicians, the goal of the Florida Venture Forum is to help ensure the success of Florida-based entrepreneurial ventures by offering expert counsel and educational advice. www.flvencap.org   (201 words)

Charles River Ventures - CRV HOMEPAGE Charles River Ventures is one of the industry's leading venture capital firms with more than 30 years of experience in investing in great entrepreneurs and building great companies. Charles River Ventures' approach to investing synthesizes the realities of startup creation with the dynamics of the equity financing markets in a true value-added approach. Charles River Ventures' investing partners have deep operational experience in the industries that have transformed our commercial landscape, experience gained by actively participating as operational executives in leading technology companies prior to becoming venture capitalists. www.crv.com   (145 words)

Small Biz Adviser: Locating venture capitalists In short, venture capitalists do not make themselves readily accessible to the public. Usually, this includes presentations before audiences of venture capitalists and representatives of VC firms. If you attend enough of these events, you will be able to identify potential investors and their representatives hiding in the crowds. www.bankrate.com /brm/news/biz/adviser/20020530a.asp   (636 words)

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