Venture capital has been getting a lot of support from politicians and the press recently, notably the passage of the JOBS (“Jump-start Our Business Start-ups”) Act. A key provision, much mentioned by President Obama, lets Joe Ordinary become a venture capital investor via legalization of Crowd Funding (more).
Active Venture Funds & Capital Commitments; Source: NVCA yearbook.
It’s ironic that just as the barriers for small investors have been lowered, the large institutional investors have been backing away from venture capital. As the chart shows, the amount of money committed to venture capital funds in the U.S. (most of which comes from institutions) and the number of funds making active investments have shrunk by about half in the last five years.
To read the full, original article click on this link: Venture Capital Bounces Back - Forbes
