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Before maturing for an IPO, many small businesses require funding from third parties to expand. Venture capitalists help these businesses get the required funding. Although many venture capitalists are true entrepreneurs, the majority are highly skilled professionals in investment banking.
The goal of a venture capitalist is to provide businesses with the required funding to scale rapidly, while also providing returns for the venture capitalist. As mentioned earlier, not all venture capitalists are entrepreneurs. Investment bankers, for instance, can operate in limited partnerships with multiple investors. In this arrangement, the investment banker pools a large amount of money from its limited partners and capitalizes a business with the fund. In this case, the investment banker is not investing his/her own money but that of his/her limited partners. Each limited partner expects to receive agreed returns on their investments after a specified period of time.
Venture capitalists can exit businesses via numerous means after the pre-agreed investment term is reached. They do this to complete their own part of the contract with their limited partners. Sometimes, venture capitalists' exits don't favor businesses. As such, it’s crucial for businesses to project the duration of time they would need to make the best use of venture capital funding before negotiating the duration of the contract.
Before maturing for an IPO, many small businesses require funding from third parties to expand. Venture capitalists help these businesses get the required funding. Although many venture capitalists are true entrepreneurs, the majority are highly skilled professionals in investment banking.
The goal of a venture capitalist is to provide businesses with the required funding to scale rapidly, while also providing returns for the venture capitalist. As mentioned earlier, not all venture capitalists are entrepreneurs. Investment bankers, for instance, can operate in limited partnerships with multiple investors. In this arrangement, the investment banker pools a large amount of money from its limited partners and capitalizes a business with the fund. In this case, the investment banker is not investing his/her own money but that of his/her limited partners. Each limited partner expects to receive agreed returns on their investments after a specified period of time.
Venture capitalists can exit businesses via numerous means after the pre-agreed investment term is reached. They do this to complete their own part of the contract with their limited partners. Sometimes, venture capitalists' exits don't favor businesses. As such, it’s crucial for businesses to project the duration of time they would need to make the best use of venture capital funding before negotiating the duration of the contract.
