WHAT IS VENTURE CAPITAL (VC)?
Venture Capital
Venture Capital is a financing tool for companies and an investment vehicle for wealthy individuals and institutional investors. Wealthy investors like to invest their capital in startups with a long-term growth perspective. This capital is called venture capital and the investors are called venture capitalists, in other words, it is a way for companies to receive money in the short term and for investors to grow wealth in the long term.
Venture Capitals tend to focus on emerging companies and such investments are risky as they are illiquid, but also have the potential to provide impressive returns if invested in the right venture.
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LATEST UPDATES ON VENTURE CAPITAL
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Sharp rise in Micro VC investments as 566 startups get $341 mn in 3 years
With the startup ecosystem blooming in India, the number of such funds rose from 29 in 2014 to 88 funds last year| February 19, 2021, Friday -
Small venture capital funds making a beeline for startups: Report
Investments into the startup ecosystem by micro venture capital funds (investments under 30 million) have jumped manifold to USD ...| February 18, 2021, Thursday -
PE/VC investments drop by 35% in January to $1.6 bn: EY-IVCA data
January 2021 recorded three large deals worth $680 mn compared to five large deals worth $1.4 bn in January 2019 and 12 large ...| February 18, 2021, Thursday -
Tips on raising funds from govt agencies and PE firms for your startup
Apart from central and state govt schemes that fund new ideas, you have PE/VC firms, angel investors and incubators to help your ...| February 12, 2021, Friday -
India Quotient raises fourth fund worth $80mn for 'game-changing' startups
Venture capital fund has funded close to 70 startups over the last eight years.| February 11, 2021, Thursday -
Venture capital starts 2021 with a bang after record Q4: Goldman
The 130% surge in year-to-date funding was led by Robinhood, Cruise Automation, Lalamove, Didi Cargo and Databricks, which ...| February 10, 2021, Wednesday -
Alphabet's VC arm backs OnePlus co-founder Carl Pei's 'Nothing' company
The funding would help 'Nothing' to release its first smart devices in the coming months.| February 09, 2021, Tuesday -
Alphabet's VC arm backs OnePlus co-founder Carl Pei's 'Nothing' Company
The Nothing founder left OnePlus last year to focus on his new company| February 09, 2021, Tuesday -
Inflows into RIL arms take 2020 PE, VC investments close to 2019 level
Private equity and venture capital fund investments in India stood at $47.6 billion in 2020| January 28, 2021, Thursday -
PE/VC investments in 2020 at par with 2019 at $47.6 billion, says EY-IVCA
Investments in Reliance Group entities worth S$17.3 billion accounted for 36% of all PE/VC investments in 2020| January 28, 2021, Thursday
