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Venture Capital
First Research, Jan 2010, Pages: 10
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Executive Summary
Brief Excerpt from Industry Overview Chapter:
The US venture capital industry includes about 900 companies with combined annual investments of about $26 billion and over $250 billion of investments under management. Major companies include Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers, New Enterprise Associates, and Technology Crossover Ventures. The industry is concentrated: the top 50 companies invest about two-thirds of venture capital dollars.
COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
Demand is driven primarily by the pace of technological innovation and the number of companies created to commercialize new technologies. The profitability of individual companies depends on successfully choosing and managing a portfolio of investments. Large companies have advantages in attracting investors, developing expertise in multiple technology markets, and funding large deals. Small companies can compete effectively by concentrating on specific market sectors or geographic areas. The average venture capital investment is about $8 million.
Individual, or angel, investors, and large companies with strategic interests in early-stage companies are also sources of new venture funding.
PRODUCTS, OPERATIONS & TECHNOLOGY
Venture capital companies provide money to young, rapidly growing companies with promising new products or services in exchange for ownership in the company. Major market sectors for venture capital investments include software; life sciences (including biotechnology and medical devices); telecommunications; media and entertainment; and clean tech (energy and environmental technologies).
Venture capitalists (VCs) create pools of money, or funds, by raising capital from pension funds, endowments, foundations, corporations, foreign investors, insurance companies, and high net worth individuals. A ...
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