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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PE/VC investments dip 29% YoY to $54.2 bn in 2022 amid funding woes
Despite this decline, 2022 marks the second-best year for PE/VC investments in India to date; dip largely due to smaller deal ...| January 27, 2023, Friday -
Venture capital investments in Indian start-ups plunge 38% in 2022: Report
Venture capital (VC) investments in Indian startups plunged over 38 per cent in 2022 as economic uncertainty and market ...| January 24, 2023, Tuesday -
Facebook co-founder's investment fund closes third series at $2.1 bn
Firm will invest in financial services, healthcare tech, enterprise software space| January 19, 2023, Thursday -
VC firm Z3Partners closes Rs 550 cr fund to invest in early-growth startups
Leading global and domestic institutions and family offices, including HDFC Life and SIDBI, participated in the fund| January 17, 2023, Tuesday -
With Advent Int on board, Tredence eyes $500 mn in revenue by 2026
Tredence is looking at Advent International to not only grow geographically but also support them in expanding into new verticals ...| January 04, 2023, Wednesday -
India-focused funds sitting on highest-ever unallocated corpus of $12.9 bn
But does this mean that 2023 could be different, given the unutilised capital?| December 25, 2022, Sunday -
HealthKart raises $135 million in funding from Temasek, A91 Partners
Company will use money to promote brands, increase offline distribution, and expand internationally| December 05, 2022, Monday -
What are Alternative Investment Funds?
Markets regulator Sebi recently told RBI that some non-bank lenders were ever-greening loans by using alternative investment ...| December 01, 2022, Thursday -
EVs lead climate tech funding but more needed for niche solutions: Experts
Climate tech start-ups traditionally require longer gestation periods due to which the sector has not generated strong commercial ...| November 21, 2022, Monday -
PE/VC investments drop 75% in October over last year: IVCA-EY report
Inflation woes, recession fears, the rising cost of capital, and elevated levels of uncertainty driven by geopolitical tensions ...| November 17, 2022, Thursday
