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Finance > Venture Capital > Types of VCs
Types of VCs
Generally there are three types of
organised or institutional venture capital funds: venture capital funds
set up by angel investors, that is, high net worth individual investors;
venture capital subsidiaries of corporations and private venture capital
firms/ funds. Venture capital subsidiaries are established by major
corporations, commercial bank holding companies and other financial
institutions.
Venture funds in India can be classified on the basis of the type of promoters
· Financial institutions led by ICICI ventures, RCTC, ILFS, etc.
· Private venture funds like Indus, etc.
· Regional funds : Warburg Pincus, JF Electra (mostly operating out of Hong Kong).
· Regional funds dedicated to India: Draper, Walden, etc.
· Offshore funds :Barings, TCW, HSBC, etc.
· Corporate ventures : venture capital subsidiaries of corporations
· Angels: high net worth individual investors
·Merchant bankers and NBFCs who specialize in "bought out" deals also fund companies.