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From Wikipedia: Early History (Origins of modern private equity) • The 1980s (LBO boom) • The 1990s (LBO bust and the VC bubble) • The 2000s (Dot-com bubble to the Credit crunch)Venture capital (also known as VC or Venture) is a type of private equity capital typically provided for early-stage, high-potential, growth companies in the interest of generating a return through an eventual realization event such as an IPO or trade sale of the company. Venture capital investments are generally made as cash in exchange for shares in the invested company. It is typical for venture capital investors to identify and back companies in high technology industries such as biotechnology and ICT (information and communication technology).Venture capital typically comes from institutional investors and high net worth individuals and is pooled together by dedicated investment firms. See more...
From English-German Freedict dictionary: venture capital n : wealth available for investment in new or speculative enterprises [syn: risk capital] venture capital poduzetniki kapital venture capital [fin.] rizikov kapitl venture capital [ventrkpitl] Risikokapital
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