10 Contemporary Ways for Unlocking Venture Capital Funding


BENGALURU: The venture capital model is an essential source of funding and a catalyst for the innovation, entrepreneurship, job creation and economic growth needed to lead the world economy into recovery. However, as the world begins to emerge from recession, the venture capital industry finds itself in a period of significant change.

With active investors declining annually while demanding more and limited partners (LPs) taking a hard look at the track records and prospects of firms seeking to raise new funds, we present to you the top 10 alternatives of VC Funding as reported by Tech In Asia.

Crowdfunding

Through this, a product can be ventured by raising small amounts of money from a large number of people, usually through online platforms such as Kickstarter, Indiegogo, Crowdtivate, and Crowdfunder. There are pros and cons of Crowd Funding. The pros include Free PR, Centralized effort, no need to chase investors one by one. The cons include lack of due diligence which often leads to misunderstanding, no strategic value.

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