Essays on Venture Capital

Introduction From time to time the firms diversify the business activities to add new product or expanding into new market. The diversified firms are categorized as related diversification or unrelated diversification based on the firm’s preexisting products, activities and also according to their targets. The…

“Singapore companies hold a large potential to succeed and grow overseas. By analysing the report by Enterprise Singapore, many things still needs to be improved to maximise profits and the potential of local companies as their overseas revenue increased to 4.2%, compared to the total…

Critical success factors for start-ups funded through venture capital When looking for capital sources to support their growth and operations, many start-up firms decide to opt for a very common form of financing called venture capital (Brown & Gutterman, 2005, p.190). It is important to…

Angel investor and venture capitalist (VC) love new business ideas. This time, it’s about legalized weed. 2013 was an interesting year for the people in Colorado and Washington. For the first time in history, the two states have become the first ones to legalize recreational…

Introduction: The Problem of young firm finance Figure 2: Bridging the Equity GapThere is evidence from a number of countries that small firms encounter a shortage of long-term investment finance. Expansion of the Venture Capital industry has done little to fill this equity gap, and…