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(VC).
Capital supplied (by venture capitalists) as high risk equity investment with the expectation of a high return commensurate with the risk taken.   
Capital supplied (by venture capitalists) as high risk equity investment with the expectation of a high return commensurate with the risk taken.   


Typically, if the investment is unsuccessful, all of the investment will be lost.
Typically, if the investment is unsuccessful, all of the investment will be lost.
* VC is generally organised into venture capital funds.
* VC funds invest in larger, longer-established start up businesses.
* VC funds may also invest in turnaround, or recovery situations.
* Different funds will generally have different specialist areas of expertise and investment.




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* [[Business angel]]
* [[Business angel]]
* [[Crowdfunding]]
* [[Crowdfunding]]
* [[Due diligence]]
* [[Entrepreneur]]
* [[Exit]]
* [[Mezzanine]]
* [[Mezzanine]]
* [[Preference shares]]
* [[Preference shares]]
* [[Private equity]]
* [[Private equity]]
* [[Series A]]
* [[Unicorn]]
* [[Venture Capital Schemes]]
* [[Venture Capital Schemes]]
* [[MCT]]
* [[Venture debt]]
 
 
===Other links===
[http://www.treasurers.org/node/9426 Two-fifths of SMEs that seek funding are rejected, Sally Percy, The Treasurer September 2013]


[[Category:Corporate_finance]]
[[Category:Investment]]
[[Category:Long_term_funding]]
[[Category:The_business_context]]

Latest revision as of 13:32, 25 December 2024

(VC).

Capital supplied (by venture capitalists) as high risk equity investment with the expectation of a high return commensurate with the risk taken.

Typically, if the investment is unsuccessful, all of the investment will be lost.


  • VC is generally organised into venture capital funds.
  • VC funds invest in larger, longer-established start up businesses.
  • VC funds may also invest in turnaround, or recovery situations.
  • Different funds will generally have different specialist areas of expertise and investment.


See also