There used to be a lot of discussion about the necessity and appropriateness of state-funded and directed venture capital programs. That was before the burst of the dot.com bubble and the impact of the 2008 global financial crisis drove down investment in private sector venture capital funds.
Since 2006, the national supply of venture capital has declined 32 percent. A recent report for the U.S. Treasury Department states that the United States has “the lowest pool of venture capital available to high potential businesses in at least fifteen years.”
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