Definition of Venture Capital

The Definition of Venture Capital has evolved over the years just as the types of investments and different types of funding structures have evolved over the years. The simplest definition of venture capital refers to funding that a large investment firm makes into either a start-up company or an existing company, but fairly young company.

Venture Capital Firms come in all different sizes, investment strategies and even focus on particular industry sectors in which they specialize. They could have as little as $1,000,000 of assets under management or they could have well over $1,000,000,000 under management.

Venture Capital can also refer to funding that a private investor invests into a company, however, most private investors that invest as individuals and not as part of a firm, are referred to as Angel Investors. Most funding provided by Angel Investors is relatively small amounts of $50,000 to $250,000.

One thing that most VC firms have in common, however, is that they are usually long term investors. This means that once they make their investment they may not be looking for an exit strategy at least one year, but more often 2 to 5 years. Hedge Fund investors on the other hand need more liquidity for their investors and usually are looking for an exit strategy within 1 or 2 years.

Reverse Merger Funding through its broker-dealer and hedge fund contacts help companies with at least $5,000,000 in gross annual revenues with their funding needs. They can help with funding as growth capital, for mergers and acquisitions or a middle management buyout.

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