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Revision as of 17:18, 14 January 2016
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Venture capitalists specialize in investing in high-growth start-up firms, especially those in technology sectors. A venture capital firm can control a number of funds at any given time. Each fund raises large amounts of money from institutional investors, particularly pension funds and insurance companies, as well as some high net worth individuals. A fund typically lasts for 10 years, choosing a portfolio of start-up companies to invest in within the first 5 years and purchasing equity in those companies. The average start-up will receive 3 rounds of venture capital funding from different syndicates of capitalists over 5-6 years before achieving an IPO, being acquired by another company, or shutting down operations. By unwritten rule, at least one venture capital fund in each syndicate must be less than a twenty-minute drive away from the start-up. As a consequence, venture capital has been established as an urban phenomenon, concentrated in a handful of cities across the United States.
===Venture Capital Investment by Region===
