Venture Capital
A form of financing that investors provide to start-up/early stage businesses often associated with high risk.
Types of Venture Capital Fund Managers
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Seed Capital
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Early Stage Capital
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Late Stage Capital
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Pre-IPO
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Venture Fund of Funds
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Venture Debt
Why Invest in Venture Capital
Investing equity in early stage businesses offers the opportunity at high returns and portfolio diversification across multiple business stages in a private equity allocation. Venture investments allow LPs to stay on the cutting edge of entrepreneurship.
Types of Institutional Investors
Public Pension Funds (17%)
Sovereign Wealth Funds (16%)
Asset Manager (10%)
Endowment (9%)
Other Institutions: Family Offices, Private Pensions, Foundations, Banks
Top Venture Capital LPs
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CPP Investment Board (Public Pension Fund) Canada, PE AUM – 61 Bn
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Kuwait Investment Authority (Sovereign Wealth Fund) Kuwait, PE AUM – 60Bn
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GIC (Sovereign Wealth Fund) Singapore, PE AUM – 44Bn
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ADIA (Sovereign Wealth Fund) UAE, PE AUM – 34Bn
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CDPQ (Public Pension) Canada, PE AUM – 28Bn
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CalPERS (Public Pension) California, PE AUM – 27Bn
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APG (Asset Manager) Netherlands, PE AUM – 27Bn
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Ontario Teachers Pension Plan (Public Pension) Canada, PE AUM – 26Bn
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La Banque Postale (Bank) France, PE AUM – 26Bn
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China Investment Corporation (SWF) China, PE AUM - 23Bn
PREQIN LEAGUE TABLE 2019; PreQin
State of Venture Capital Fundraising
US VENTURE CAPITAL INVESTMENT SURPASSES $130 BN; Pitchbook
THE Q1 2020 GLOBAL VC REPORT: FUNDING SLOWLY IMPACTED BY CORONA; Crunchbase News
Articles of Interest
STATE OF VENTURE CAPITAL INDUSTRY; Topta
VENTURE CAPITAL HAS STRONG SHOWINGIN Q1 2020; PRNewswire