V2C Forum 2003
Venture-to-Capital

V2C Phenomenon

During the last decade both venture capital financing available and the number of new ventures seeking financing have soared. The paradox is that while the average size of venture capital funds and, hence, the size of a minimum investment have grown, ventures and business in general have transformed from capital intensive to increasingly knowledge intensive (hands-on). Together, these phenomena have accelerated the emergence of equity and knowledge gaps between new venture activity and the venture capital industry.

This development has given rise to new kind of business development agents, referred to as Venture-to-Capital (V2C) operators, whose objective is to bridge these gaps by pushing ventures from “prospective” to “investable” in the eyes of venture capitalists.

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