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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. | |||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
* [[Business angel]] | |||
* [[Crowdfunding]] | |||
* [[Due diligence]] | |||
* [[Entrepreneur]] | |||
* [[Exit]] | |||
* [[Mezzanine]] | * [[Mezzanine]] | ||
* [[Preference shares]] | * [[Preference shares]] | ||
* [[Private equity]] | |||
* [[Series A]] | |||
* [[Unicorn]] | |||
* [[Venture Capital Schemes]] | * [[Venture Capital Schemes]] | ||
[[Category:Investment]] | |||
[[Category:Long_term_funding]] | |||
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Latest revision as of 23:48, 23 January 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.
