Venture Capital Firms

Good news for those seeking venture capital and other investments; especially for those within the growing green technology market. Representatives from two major venture capital firms have recently commented on their increasing interest in the field. Additionally, there was the recent announcement of a new $400 million venture capital fund that is seeking to play a large role in advancing fledgling companies within the green information-technology and energy industry.

Steve Jurvetson and tech-titan Vinod Khosla recently spoke about the state of green technologies and the potential of the market to grow to a multi-trillion dollar industrial juggernaut. Jurvetson, of venture capital firm Draper Fisher Jurvetson, announced that his firm was close to closing a $400 million fund, of which up to $160 million would go towards green technologies. With a proven track record, including investments with Telsa Motors and as a founding venture capital investor of Hotmail, Jurvetson will play a major part in the advancement of innumerable small businesses and newbie startups.

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Vinod Khosla, of venture capital firm Khosla Ventures, echoed Jurvetson’s sentiment by supporting the notion that green technology is primed to one day be a major factor in our revolutionizing society. Khosla is a very well respected technology and investment guru and has repeatedly proven his worth, especially as cofounder of Sun Microsystems. While making a recent appearance at a green technology conference, Khosla discussed his past futile attempts to build interest in the relatively niche market. Unlike prior periods in the venture capital’s history, with today’s rising price of energy, green technology is primed to take off.

Jurvetson is focusing his investment efforts on businesses with technologies that work to reduce the energy consumption of computers, servers and various other electronic devices. Already, his company has made investment stakes within Power Assure Inc., SeaMicro and Scientific Conservation Inc., all companies already pursuing increased energy efficiencies. Unlike Jurvetson, Khosla is focusing his efforts on promoting and advancing green businesses that are responsible for producing cleaner sources of energy. Khosla, who was recently named number one in Forbes’ “10 Greenest Billionaires”, has made past investments in bio-fuels and solar power companies, such as Ausra.

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Many entrepreneurs have discovered that the tactics needed to win over that crucial investor to fund your company are the same kind of marketing tactics that are used to market your product. That’s right. Marketing is everything in business. It does play an important part in successfully convincing the public to purchase your product and to convert your competitor’s customers to buy your product.

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Do you have enough marketing skills to win over the investors and convince them that your company is the right opportunity for them? If not, maybe you should take an entry level marketing job, be it a telemarketing job or a job that involves other kinds of marketing. The telemarketing industry is always hiring people because of the fact that this job is not cut out for everyone. Most of the major telemarketing firms in the United States have both inbound and outbound calls. Inbound calls are when customers are calling into a calling center. With inbound call, the telemarketer is supposed to market a particular product or service. Outbound calls are when a computer calls people on a calling list and you need to explain to the customer why they should buy a particular product or service. Why is this job not cut out for everyone? Simple, telemarketing companies are aimed to the mainstream society and mainstream society can be like a box of chocolates. You never know who you will be talking to. Some will buy the product and others will curse you out.

With that said, how can a telemarketing job help you win over an investor? It’s a great opportunity to learn the skills you need to speak with people and convince them into buying a product, just like you will have to convince an investor that your venture is the perfect opportunity for them. So what skills are in common with telemarketing or winning over an investor. It’s plain and simple — marketing. Marketing is everything and there are several things that you need to do.

1. Building rapport. Building rapport is the most important thing in any kind of marketing, including both telemarketing and winning over that crucial investor. So how do you build rapport? Rapport is getting the customer and later the investor to like you. You want to have a good relationship with the person that you are selling the product to. For example, a good greeting when someone is calling you to verify his or her credit card would be:

   “Hello and thank you for calling the X Credit Card Verification Center. How are you doing this wonderful afternoon?” Something like that.

   Engage the customer and start by talking about the weather or some other common innate topic. Avoid politics or religion. This gets the customer to trust you. The same thing is the case when you are first meeting with the investor. Get into a simple conversation with him and get him to like you. Let the investor get to know you, like you are getting the customer to know you.

2. Confidence. Confidence is very important. Be confident in the product you are selling. Prove to the customer that the product or service you are selling to him is in his or her interest. For example, some credit card companies sell a service to protect against identity theft and you want to convince the person who is verifying his or her card should buy this program because it is in his or her best interest. The same thing is the case when you introduce your venture to the investor. Explain to your investor that your venture can be a great opportunity for him and get him interested in your venture.
   
3. Conversion. Finally, convert the customer to your product. Conversion means that you have actually made the sale and the customer agrees to the terms and the conditions of the offer and you got him or her to buy the product or service. Likewise, convert the investor. Get him so interested in your venture that he will want to see more than just your executive summary. That’s all there is to it.

   Having a marketing job can be a big help in giving you the skills you need to sell your venture to an investor and get the funding you need for your startup. Furthermore, most marketing companies do offer a base pay which you can use to build seed capital that you can use to do all the market research and other preliminary operations to show the investor that you have something to show for.
   

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I have good news for you! Some industries are doing very well these days. For example: Rheonix, Inc., which is based in Ithica, New York just received $12.6 million in series A funding on April 21, 2010 from the Cayuga Venture Fund, LLP. The funding will go to continue the development for the Rheonix CARD, which is to be a new innovative diagnostic system for molecular biology.

Because the life sciences is a constantly evolving industry and is full of many different innovative developments that will later find their way into the healthcare industry. Molecular biology, biometrics, and genetics are becoming more frequent in today’s life, hence the life sciences industry will be profitable for a long time.

Another industry that seems to be doing well is the pharmaceutical industry. Proof of this lies in the fact that Catabasis Pharmaceuticals, based in Cambridge, Massachusetts; also announced on April 21, 2010 that it has just secured $36.9 million in series A funding from SV Life Sciences, Clarus Ventures, Medlmmune Ventures, and Advanced Technology Ventures. Catabasis is using the funding to develop a new system to target Type 2 diabetes, which affects millions of people in the United States and the Western world.

Many people have illnesses that are chronic and other health issues and with the developments in medications for a wide range of health issues, the pharmaceutical industry is another industry that will be doing well for a while. Why do these two industries doing so well in a time when other people are starting to be tight with their money? Well, the answer is quite simple. All industries do well on supply and demand. In today’s economy, with a large amount of job loss, many people will not be spending as much money on consumer products that are not necessary. However, there is always a need for medicine and new treatments for all kinds of diseases or other health issues that many people suffer from. The same thing holds true with the life sciences industry. Life sciences can help the medical industry and be instrumental in developing new treatments or even cures for certain incurable illnesses, such as certain types of cancers and other chronic diseases.

With the constant talk of security and terrorism, the biometric industry is also heavily reliant on the life sciences industry. Along with security and terrorism, biometrics can also help out in fighting identity theft and biometrics works of the biological data of your body. Life sciences can develop technologies that can accurate preserve your unique biological data for biometric documents.

How can VCgate help? VCgate can help you by giving you access to over 4300 investors worldwide and you can choose these investors by their industrial, geographic, and stage preferences. Not only that, you do have access to many investors who invest in the pharmaceutical industry. You can also search in the diversified industries to find investors who can also invest in industries related to the industries in this newsletter.

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If you are in another industry, don’t fret! There is also something for you. VCgate has many industries to choose from and you can also find the right investor for you. Remember, tough economic times are always the best times to invest. Tough economic times can provide opportunities for investments that might not necessarily be there when the times are good. Investors know what opportunities are good at a given time and you can also use all the resources at VCgate to help you find the right investor for you.

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In recent news, there have been a number of stories where companies are receiving large injections of venture capital. The affected industries are numerous and include the alternative energy, biomedical and technology-based advertising markets. Solar energy company Amonix raised $130 million dollars, biomedical company Knome received $5 million and technology company Simulmedia got $8 million.

First up is the news from Southern California’s Torrance-based Amonix. In the company’s latest round of funding, they received $129.4 million dollars, primarily from venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins, although there were a number of other investors. Amonix’s main focus is on the concentrating photovoltaic, or CPV, solar power system. CPV systems include standard solar panels which through a series of tailored lens focus the sun rays on highly efficient solar cells, thus producing more cost effective solar energy. This is the second major funding round for Amonix; the first one took place in November of 2009 and raised $40 million from Lazard Freres and Company.

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Also in the news is a new joint effort between Marcy L’Etoile, France-based BioMérieux and Cambridge, Massachusetts-based Knome. The new venture is intended to create in vitro diagnostics through genome sequencing that can screen for infectious diseases and cancers. In addition to the venture, BioMérieux announced that it is making a $5 million equity investment in its new business partner. Included in the new arrangement is an agreement to allow Knome access to BioMérieux’s intellectual property and give BioMérieux exclusive use of any new diagnostics that emerge from the partnership.

Lastly is the news from Simulmedia, the technology focused company, that raised $8 million in its Series B round of financing. The lead investor in the New York City-based Simulmedia was Time Warner Investments, along with past investors Avalon Ventures and Union Square Ventures. The company will use the new capital, along with $4 million raised in a prior funding round, to advance its new marketing system. Simulmedia’s technology increases television show audiences by tailoring commercials to particular audiences.

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These wide varieties of industries receiving funding demonstrate that almost anyone can receive venture capital. Do not wait to join the likes of Amonix, Knome and Simulmedia. VCgate’s easy-to-use interface allows you direct access to over 286 investors interested in investing in the energy industry, 791 investors in the biotechnology industry and 2584 investors in the technology industry. Get the funding you and your business need now, with VCgate’s extensive Venture Capital and Individual Investors Database. Do not let this opportunity pass you by. Try it now!

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If you are a young entrepreneur, you are starting up your company and have big ideas, you may have already found out that raising seed capital can be quite the challenge. Are you the type of entrepreneur who likes to dream until all your neighbors think you’re crazy? Well, don’t let them get you down! You’re not crazy, quite the contrary. You are an ambitious entrepreneur with a healthy entrepreneurial spirit.

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You might not necessarily get the capital you need from an investor right away. You will need to raise your own capital to get things started and then investors might start looking at you more seriously. Take Google, for example. They probably maxed out all their credit cards to start their search engine, but look at them now! They are a multibillion dollar business. The point I am trying to make is that entrepreneurs, like you, are innovative by nature and you need to promote your idea through hard work. This means that you might need to work two or three jobs to raise the initial capital needed to start building your dream.

What should you do in order to attract investors? Well, investors like someone who is serious and who can produce a good ROI or return on investments. You need to prove yourself to investors. You need to prove that you can do it. The fact is that most entrepreneurs start out by putting in their own equity and getting a bit of help from friends and family. Some entrepreneurs will even take some small loans to help fund the initial growth of their company. There is much to do to establish a company and make it attractive to investors.

First, you need to do your homework and you might need to raise capital for your homework. Along with purchasing the proper real estate and equipment to establish your corporate headquarters, you need to do extensive market research to see how good your product will fare in the market. This is very important. Market research can be costly, but it’s well worth the price. Market research can also be the precursor of the marketing campaign for your product. For example, if you are planning to be in the food industry and want to prepare a processed food that is unique and differs greatly from all the other products of its type, you might want to think about having samples given to the public and have them answer a questionnaire about your product so you can gather data on their opinions. You can tally all this data into a market survey to find out what the general public thinks about your product. If this data shows a demand, you can have a good argument for your prospective investors to take up your opportunity.

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There are many different ways you can raise seed capital to get your company prepared for seeking angel or venture capital for your company. The key is to be patient and prepare well, so that you will have a better chance to win over the right investor for your company.

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Today provides us good venture capital news coming from a number of different industries. Bharat Serums and Vaccines Limited of India and EcoFactor of California both announced the successful completion of their respective financing rounds. Additionally, there are more signs of an economic recovery, especially when it comes to venture capital funds, from newly released figures.

India-based Bharat Serums and Vaccinces Limited just announced that with backing, from OrbiMed’s Caduceus Asia Mauritius Limited, the completion of a new financing round. With around $5 billion in managed assets, OrbiMed is the world’s largest healthcare-dedicated investment firm. Bharat’s rapid expansion within India’s bio-pharmaceutical industry focuses its efforts on a niche market of injection-based able life saving drugs. The company does all the research, manufacturing and marketing for its drugs which, in many cases, are significantly better than alternative therapies already on the market.

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Redwood City, California-based EcoFactor recently announced raising $3.5 million dollars in its most recent round of financing. The company focuses on a device that allow homeowners to set their thermostat once, then, while maintaining that level of comfort, the device incrementally makes adjustments throughout the day, taking into account varying prices of energy. Through the tiny adjustments, the device saves energy as well as up to 30% on a home’s electrical bill. The new capital, which is more than was expected, raises the company’s total financing to $5.9 million. Investors are not shy to invest as EcoFactor continues its strong partnership with Oncor, a major Texas utility. Investors include Claremont Creek Ventures, RockPort Capital and a number of angel investors.

Finally, new data released by Dow Jones LP Source show that, across 34 venture capital funds in the U.S., $4.1 billion was raised in the first quarter of this year. Although this new total represents a 41% increase over the previous period last year, not all news is good. Private equity for the same period fell 8% over the same period last year, to $17.6 billion, across 97 funds. When you put things into perspective there are two ways to look at this recent private equity data: initially, the news may seem miserable, as last year was the worst year for private equity in the last five years, things are still declining; alternatively, the news is a positive indicator, as the rate of decline has slowed significantly, since 2009 saw an annual decline of 68% from 2008. When you consider the venture capital news as well, I take the news as wholly positive.

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As you continue to read about companies from around the world receiving funding, stop for a minute and consider how to get the right funding for you and your business. Bharat and EcoFactor need not be the exception for those seeking funding. Try VCgate’s extensive Venture Capital and Investors Database with 791 investors in biotechnology, 555 investors in pharmaceuticals, 2584 investors in technology and thousands more. As the economy rebounds, take the right path to find the best investors for your company. Try our Venture Capital and Investors Database today!

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