Venture capital is investment to get new companies up and running. Most of the money comes from high net-worth individuals, or venture capital funds that make their money by investing in a basket of early-stage companies.
The first piece of VC funding usually comes from 'angel' investors, seed-capital funds or Enterprise Ireland. The investors get a shareholding in the company and usually provide some management support. The money usually keeps the company going for six to 12 months.
The next stage is 'Series A' and 'Series B', where companies look for multi-million investments. The money is often put in by syndicates of investors, who will end up taking part in
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