DB UBS Venture Capital Directory Summmer 2012 - 1 (Volume 1)

DB UBS Venture Capital Directory Summmer 2012 - 1 Venture capital (VC) is financial capital provided to early-stage, high-potential, high risk, growth startup companies. The venture capital fund makes money by owning equity in the companies it invests in, which usually have a novel technology or business model in high technology industries, such as biotechnology, IT, software, etc. The typical venture capital investment occurs after the seed funding round as growth funding round (also referred to as Series A round) in the interest of generating a return through an eventual realization event, such as an IPO or trade sale of the company. Venture capital is a subset of private equity. Therefore, all venture capital is private equity, but not all private equity is venture capital. In addition to angel investing and other seed funding options, venture capital is attractive for new companies with limited operating history that are too small to raise capital in the public markets and have not reached the point where they are able to secure a bank loan or complete a debt offering. In exchange for the high risk that venture capitalists assume by investing in smaller and less mature companies, venture capitalists usually get significant control over company decisions, in addition to a significant portion of the company's ownership (and consequently value). Advertising & Marketing Aerospace Agriculture Biotechnology Business Products Business Services Cellular Cleantech Communication & Computer Networks Computer Hardware Computer Services Consumer Products Consumer Services Defense, Military & Homeland Security Distribution Diversified Education Electronics Energy & Natural Resources Enthusiast, Craft & Hobby Products Environment Financial Services Food & Ingredients Food and Beverage Government Services Healthcare Industrial Products Industrial Services Insurance Internet IT Services Leisure Products and Services Life Sciences Manufacturing Media & Entertainment Medical Devices Medical Services Mining Pet & Animal Products/Services Pharmaceuticals Real Estate, Construction