Raise capital, update investors and engage your team from a single platform. Try Visible free for 14 days. Quick Navigation Private Equity Funds: Illiquid, Predictive, and Powerful Venture Capital Growth Equity Buyouts Infrastructure Real Estate Private Equity (REPE) Mezzanine Capital Fund of Funds Distressed Private Equity Secondaries How Crowdfunding Differs From Other Types of Private Equity Tap Into Private Equity Funds and Keep Investors Updated with Visible Private Equity refers to an alternative investment class. This alternative class of investment is made up of capital not listed on a public exchange, meaning private equity is made up of funds directly from private investors or investment groups. In some cases it is even the conglomerate of buyouts of public companies converting their public equity back to private capital. There are 9…
Quick Navigation What Is a Limited Partnership? How Does a Limited Partnership Work? How Do You Form a Limited Partnership? What Is An Example of a Limited Partnership Business? Limited Partnership Pros and Cons Limited Partnership: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) Businesses are formed through a number of different methods and structures. Different business structures are selected for a number of reasons: decision-making structures, financial implications, tax adjustments, flexibility, etc…One common example of a business structure or investor structure is the Limited Partnership or an LP. Let’s explore what exactly a Limited Partnership is, and the Pros and Cons of working within this specific structure. What Is a Limited Partnership? A Limited Partnership is a business partnership of 2 or more partners. Limited Partnerships are made up of partners that contribute…
Portfolio Management in Venture Capital is a process used by VC investors with the ultimate goal of protecting and increasing the value of their investments. Proper portfolio management is a cumulation of intelligent decision making, information analysis, and resource commitment all aimed to achieve the value increase and stability of the range of investments. More specifically, portfolio management in venture capital consists of the following: Market Research and Oversight – venture capitalists need to be extremely savvy and up-to-date with the most relevant and real-time information about the industries their investments sit in. Typically, VC firms specialize in a type of investment (seed, later-stage, > 10 million etc..) and sometimes they are industry specific, but more-often they are industry agnostic. Therefore, the portfolio that a VC is managing may encompass…
Every first-time founder hits the point in their company-building journey where they need to make a decision about fundraising. Once a founder decides that fundraising is the right move, the decision about who to raise money from comes into question. If you’re an early or first-time founder, or a first-time-to-fundraising founder, it can be tricky to understand the difference between venture capitalists and angel investors and even trickier to understand when to pitch to each type of investor. Read on to learn about Venture Capitalists vs. Angel Investors. What are Venture Capitalists? Venture Capitalists are private equity investors. Typically, VC funds are formed as limited partnerships, or LPs, where the partners invest into the fund. VCs are high-wealth individuals that choose to invest into a private fund and trust the…
Tear sheets are an important component of the venture capital world. If you’re new to VC, its crucial to understand what a tear sheet is and how to create a valuable, and effective one for your fund or individual company. What is a Tear Sheet? A tear sheet is a single-page summary of a mutual fund or individual company. A tear sheet is a critical term to understand in the venture capital world. Beyond a simple understanding of what a tear sheet is, it’s important to learn how a tear sheet is best used and even how to build one, too. The term “tear sheet” originated from pre-internet business when S&P would produce summary sheets for public companies on one-page. All of these single-page summaries could be torn out…
