In this first post I’m going to answer the introductory question “What is venture capital?”, which sets the scene for the rest of the Series. Nicholas Lovell will publish his first post in the series today as well answering a similarly introductory question “What exactly is an ‘investor’?”. After that we will each publish in alternate weeks, with me taking the first post next Wednesday.
What is venture capital?
Venture capital is money invested in high risk startups by venture capitalists on behalf of institutional investors with the aim of making outsize returns.
There are five concepts in that definition (in italics) which merit further explanation – I’m going to do that briefly now and then in more detail throughout the series.
To read the full, original article click on this link: What is venture capital? « The Equity Kicker
Author: Nic Brisbourne
