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Table of Content
♦ Introduction
♦ What is venture capital?
♦ The concept of venture capital?
♦ The venture capital process
♦ Stages of venture capital funding
♦ Methods of venture financing
♦ Venture capital | INDIAN CONTEXT
[early beginning, Regulatory guide lines & frame work]
♦ Meaning of venture
♦ History of venture capital
♦ What is venture capitalist?
♦ Venture capital in INDIA-political support.
[Industry size, Activity And Participant, Policy support]
♦ Venture capital in India –Objective and Vision
♦ Advantage of Venture capital
♦ What does the investment process?
♦ Areas of Indian venture capital Investment
♦ Indian venture capital Industry issues and challenges.
Introduction
A number of technocrats are seeking to set up shop on their own and capitalize on
opportunities. In the highly dynamic economic climate that surrounds us today, few
‘traditional’ business models may survive. Countries across the globe are realizing that it
is not the conglomerates and the gigantic corporations that fuel economic growth any
more. The essence of any economy today is the small and medium enterprises. For
example, in the US, 50% of the exports are created by companies with less than 20
employees and only 7% are created by companies with 500 or more employees. This
growing trend can be attributed to rapid advances in technology in the last decade.
Knowledge driven industries like InfoTech, health-care, entertainment and services have
become the cynosure of bourses worldwide. In these sectors, it is innovation and
technical capability that are big business-drivers. This is a paradigm shift from the earlier
physical production and ‘economies of scale’ model. However, starting an enterprise is
never easy. There are a number of parameters that contribute to its success or downfall.
Experience, integrity, prudence and a clear understanding of the market are among the
sought after qualities of a promoter. However, there are other factors, which lie beyond
the control of the entrepreneur. Prominent among these is the timely infusion of funds.
This is where the venture capitalist comes in, with money, business sense and a lot more.
Jane Koloski Morris, editor of the well known industry publication, Venture
Economics, defines venture capital as 'providing seed, start-up and first stage
financing' and also 'funding the expansion of companies that have already
demonstrated their business potential but do not yet have access to the public
securities market or to credit oriented institutional funding sources.
1. Deal origination
2. Screening
3. Due diligence Evaluation
4. Deal structuring
5. Post-investment activity
6. Exit
Stages of Venture Capital Funding
The Venture Capital funding varies across the different stages of growth of a firm. The
various stages are:
:
1. Pre seed Stage: Here, a relatively small amount of capital is provided to an
entrepreneur to conceive and market a potential idea having good future prospects. The
funded work also involves product development to some extent.
2. Seed Stage: Financing is provided to complete product development and commence
initial marketing formalities.
4. Second Stage: In the Second Stage of Financing working capital is provided for the
expansion of the company in terms of growing accounts receivable and inventory.
5. Third Stage: Funds provided for major expansion of a company having increasing
sales volume. This stage is met when the firm crosses the break even point.
Equity: All VCFs in India provide equity but generally their contribution does not
exceed 49 percent of the total equity capital. Thus, the effective control and majority
ownership of the firm remains with the entrepreneur. They buy shares of an enterprise
with an intention to ultimately sell them off to make capital gains.
Conditional Loan: It is repayable in the form of a royalty after the venture is able to
generate sales. No interest is paid on such loans. In India, VCFs charge royalty ranging
between 2 to 15 percent; actual rate depends on other factors of the venture such as
gestation period, cost-flow patterns, riskiness and other factors of the enterprise.
Income Note: It is a hybrid security which combines the features of both conventional
loan and conditional loan. The entrepreneur has to pay both interest and royalty on sales,
but at substantially low rates.
When considering an investment, venture capitalists carefully screen the technical and
business merits of the proposed company. Venture capitalists only invest in a small
percentage of the businesses they review and have a long-term perspective. They also
actively work with the company's management, especially with contacts and strategy
formulation.
The number of such specialized investment firms, eventually to be called venture capital
firms, began to boom in the late 1950s.The growth was aided in large part by the creation
in 1958 of the federal Small Business Investment Company program. Hundreds of SBICs
were formed in the 1960s, and many remain in operation today.
Even individuals may be venture capitalists. In the early days of venture capital
investment, in the 1950s and 1960s, individual investors were the archetypal venture
investor. While this type of individual investment did not totally disappear, the modern
venture firm emerged as the dominant venture investment vehicle. However, in the last
few years, individuals have again become a potent and increasingly larger part of the
early stage start-up venture life cycle. These "angel investors" will mentor a company and
provide needed capital and expertise to help develop companies. Angel investors may
either be wealthy people with management expertise or retired business men and women
who seek the opportunity for first-hand business development.
Policy Support
Given the proper environment and policy support, there is undoubtedly tremendous
potential for venture capital activity in India. The Finance Minister of India, in his 1999
budget speech, announced that "for boosting high-tech sectors and supporting first
generation entrepreneurs, there is an acute need for higher investment in venture capital
activities." The SEBI committee on Venture Capital was set up in July, 1999 to identify
the impediments and suggest suitable measures to facilitate the growth of venture capital
activity in India. Also keeping in view the need for a global perspective it was decided to
associate Indian entrepreneurs from Silicon Valley in the committee
- Venture capitalists finance innovation and ideas which have potential for high growth
but with inherent uncertainties.
♦ In the global venture capital industry, investors and investee firms work
together closely in an enabling environment that allows entrepreneurs to
focus on value creating ideas and allows venture capitalists to drive the
industry through ownership of the levers of control, in return for the provision
of capital, skills, information and complementary resources.
ADVANTAGES OF VENTURE
CAPITAL
Venture capital has a number of advantages over other forms of finance, such as :
♦ Finance - The venture capitalist injects long-term equity finance, which
provides a solid capital base for future growth. The venture capitalist may
also be capable of providing additional rounds of funding should it be
required to finance growth.
♦ Business Partner - The venture capitalist is a business partner, sharing the
risks and rewards. Venture capitalists are rewarded by business success and
the capital gain.
♦ Mentoring - The venture capitalist is able to provide strategic, operational
and financial advice to the company based on past experience with other
companies in similar situations.
♦ Alliances - The venture capitalist also has a network of contacts in many
areas that can add value to the company, such as in recruiting key personnel,
providing contacts in international markets, introductions to strategic partners
and, if needed, co-investments with other venture capital firms when
additional rounds of financing are required.
♦ Facilitation of Exit - The venture capitalist is experienced in the process of
preparing a company for an initial public offering (IPO) and facilitating in
trade sales.
It is likely that a shareholders' agreement would be prepared containing the rights and
obligations of each party. This could include :
– Amount and terms of investment.
– Dividend policy.
– Composition of the board of directors.
– Reporting - management reports, monthly accounts, annual budgets.
– Liquidity (exit) plans.
– Rights of CO-sale
– Warranties.
– Matters requiring venture capitalist approval (such as auditors,
employment contracts, major asset purchases, major debt obligations and
significant variations of plans).
AREAS OF INDIAN VC
INVESTMENT
♦ IT and IT-enabled services
♦ Banking
♦ PSU Disinvestments
♦ Media/Entertainment
♦ Pharmaceuticals
♦ Electronic Manufacturing
♦ Retail