Venture capital definition

Venture capital means equity financing that is provided for starting up or expanding a company, or related purposes such as financing for seed capital, research and development, introduction of a product or process into the marketplace, or similar needs requiring risk capital. A venture capital investment shall not include the purchase of a share of stock in a company if, on the date on which the share of stock is purchased, the company has securities outstanding that are registered on a national securities exchange under section 12(b) of title I of the securities exchange act of 1934, chapter 404, 48 Stat. 892, 15 U.S.C. 78(l), that are registered or required to be registered under section 12(g) of that act, or which would be required to be so registered except for the exemptions in section 12(g)(2) of that act.

Venture capital means equity financing that is provided for starting up, expanding, or relocating a company, or related purposes such as financing for seed capital, research and development, introduction of a product or process into the marketplace, or similar needs requiring risk capital. This includes, but is not limited to, financing classified as venture capital, mezzanine, buyout, or growth.

Venture capital means equity, near‑equity, and seed capital financing including, without limitation, early stage research and development capital for startup enterprises, and other equity, near‑equity, or seed capital for growth and expansion of entrepreneurial enterprises.

Examples of Venture capital in a sentence

• Venture capital and private equity investing are distinguished from other forms of investing by the role played by venture capital and private equity management companies (collectively, VCs).

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• In terms of section 10(23FB) of the Act, all Venture capital companies/funds registered with Securities and Exchange of India, subject to the conditions specified, are eligible for exemption from income tax on all their income, including profit on sale of shares of the Company.

• Venture capital investments help entrepreneurs get the financing they need to create new jobs.

• Venture capital funds – the other main type of private equity – raised nearly $160 billion of capital during the boom years of 1999 and 2000, and made early investments in recent successes like Google (in the United States), Skype (in Europe), and Baidu (in Asia).

More Definitions of Venture capital

Venture capital means any type of debt financing or equity investment, or both.

Venture capital means investment in unquoted companies by investment funds (venture capital funds) that, acting as principals, manage individual, institutional or in-house money and includes early-stage and expansion financing, but not replacement finance and buy-outs;

Venture capital means equity, near-equity, and seed capital financing including, without limitation, early stage research and development capital for startup enterprises, and other equity, near-equity, or seed capital for growth and expansion of entrepreneurial enterprises.

Venture capital means investment in a company or undertaking with unlisted securities or which recently has been formed, with a view to providing finance for the development or expansion of that company.

Venture capital means a juristic person established under Thai or foreign law with the objective of providing venture capital to a startup business, and consisting of accredited investors only.

Venture capital means capital or a loan provided in collaboration with private investors; and

Venture capital means investment capital focused on emerging, expanding, or restructuring