Venture capital investment activity, which has long been dominated by the US and Europe, is taking on a more global profile, according to a new Ernst & Young report.
Cross-border investment is increasingly focused on emerging economies such as China and India, and more funds are being raised in those countries, according to the report, “Globalizing Venture Capital”.
“Although the U.S. will maintain its leading position as the (top) VC nation for a long time to come, the emerging growth markets will play an increasing role, with less risky, later-stage deals generally favored at first,” Maria Pinelli, Ernst & Young’s global vice chair for strategic growth markets, said in a statement. “…These trends are part of the unprecedented paradigm shift under way in the global venture industry.”
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