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Venture Capitalists are those professional money managers who provide risk capital to businesses. Venture capitalists come in many forms and specialize in different ways, but all share the common trait of making investments in privately held companies that have the potential to provide them a very high rate of return on their investment.
Venture capitalists include over one thousand private funds, fewer than 100 companies funded by public offerings of their securities, bank and corporate subsidiaries charged with investing budgeted funds, and private individuals, often called "adventure capitalists" or "angels." Venture firms can be highly leveraged companies, such as SBIC's and MESBIC's, or completely unleveraged. Some good sources for identifying venture capitalists interested in a given industry are:
The National Association of Small Business Investment Companies (NASBIC), 1199 N. Fairfax, Suite 200, Alexandria. VA 22314; (703) 683 1601
The National Venture Capital Association, 1655 North Fort Meyer Drive, Arlington, Va. 22209; (703) 351-5267
The Corporate Finance Sourcebook (National Register Publishing Company, annual editions)
Pratt's Guide to Venture Capital Sources (Venture Economics, Inc., annual editions)