Venture Capital

INVESTMENT BANKERS ARE NOT VENTURE CAPITALISTS

There is a rather silly notion that–more often than not–stems from ignorance related to private, corporate investments. That is, nearly all investment funds (private equity, venture capital, family office) and investment bankers fall withi…

E-COMMERCE M&A AND VC TRENDS AND INVESTMENTS

#Ecommerce, #Business, #M&A, #CorporateFinance, #InvestmentBanking M&A in the e-commerce industry has generated substantial buzz lately, with 2017 again seeing the record broken for the largest e-commerce acquisition of all time. Most nota…

First-Time Venture Capital Funds See Strong Performance

Venture capital* fundraising has seen a slight slowdown in in the first three quarters of 2017 when compared to the same period last year. However, first-time venture capital funds represent a larger proportion of total fundraising compare…

Venture Capital Deals Break More Records in Q3 2017

Quarter builds on $48bn in deals announced in Q2 to register an all-time high of $49bn The venture capital-backed deal industry has registered a second consecutive record-breaking quarter, as 2,362 deals were announced worth a combined $49…

Fundraising for Women-Run Venture Capital Funds Accelerates

Despite remaining underrepresented in the industry, women-owned funds are securing more capital and making more deals in 2017 Women make up an average of 21% of staff at venture capital funds. This proportion falls to 11% of senior staff, …

SEED CAPITAL VS VENTURE CAPITAL

In the business world, Seed Capital and Venture capital are twin cash generating sources you'll want mainly once you’re setting out your business venture. However, each doesn't seem to be a similar technically speaking. Each source is simi…

Types of Venture Capital Funding

The numerous sorts of working capital are classified as per their applications at various stages of business. The three principal kinds of working capital are early-stage funding, growth funding, and acquisition/buyout funding The working …

Private Equity’s New Focus

Many entrepreneurs have predicted that large buyouts financing might become quite difficult in a short period of time and if there is increasing interest rates low debt dries up. And it has become harder for private equity firms in order t…

How Much Capital Should You Raise for Your Startup?

Today there is huge amount of money in the market of startup funding across all stages of funding. Although there are lot of financing options for startup businesses available but it’s up to the investor or the owner to decide which option…

What Not to Do When Meeting with a VC

Now days, startup business owners are so desperate for tapping into the billions of pounds hovering around various establishments that they will definitely go to greater lengths for getting or presenting their business plan to the top inve…

5 Financial Questions to Answer before Starting a Business

It is very essential that while starting your own business venture, you should properly plan before and then make required financial decisions.

Essential VC Terms Every Entrepreneur Should Know

A portfolio organization is the one which a venture capital firm has already invested in. Before it happens, an angel investor is performing due diligence, or either thorough detailed company analysis. It is a sort of quick introduction fo…

Raising Capital for Your Small Business Venture

Today there is a huge amount of money in the market of start-up funding across all stages of funding. Although there are a lot of financing options for start-up businesses available but it’s up to the investor or the owner to decide which …

How To Get Business Financing :: 9 Easy and Fast Options

A business will flounder without a funding source under its own debt the weight. A business runs on funding fuel. To attain funding, a business can take unusual avenues and more than one option can be used. The selected funding option will…