V2C Forum 2004
Venture-to-Capital
V2C Phenomenon
Towards the end of the past decade appreciation for entrepreneurship and the amount of new venture activity increased. Thanks to success stories of venture capital (VC) backed companies, there is no shortage of entrepreneurs seeking for VC financing. Consequently, also the VC supply soared towards the end of last millennium. Furthermore, thanks to the ICT development, the new business ideas are increasingly more knowledge intensive. Paradoxically, while there is more VC financing available than ever before it’s not offered in small enough doses. The two phenomena have resulted in a Knowledge Gap between prospective entrepreneurial ventures and the VC industry.
In the space between venture and capital, variety of players is bridging the gap between entrepreneurs and venture capitalists. The actors refining prospective ventures “investable”, in the eyes of VC industry, include the likes of business angels, incubators, advisors and corporate venturers. These players are, herein, referred to as Venture-to-Capital or V2C actors. However, the picture still incomplete.
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