Venture Capital Firms Directory

A venture capital firms directory would be helpful to you when searching capital for your business. Venture capital (VC) firms usually raise their capital from pension funds, insurance companies, and institutional investors and then invest in fast growing companies with a need for large amount of capital. Venture capital firms speculate on certain high risk businesses producing high rate of return in a very short time. VC firms typically invest for periods of 3 to 7 years and expect at least a 20 to 50 percent annual on their investment.

Venture capital firms directories can be found from the following websites:

• VCgate Venture Capital and Private Equity Software Directory
• Directory of Venture Capital
• Vfinance.com
• Venture Capital Access Online
• Infon Venture capital Database
• Private Equity
• Galante's venture Capital and Private Equity directory

Some venture capital firms are organized as small Business Investment Companies. SBICs are private owned and operated companies that partner with the the federal government to private VC to small businesses. Using a combination of private funds and funds borrowed from the federal government, the SBICs provide either equity capital or long-term (up to 20 years, with a possible 10 year extension) loans to eligible small businesses. SBICs must be federally licensed, they can be found on the SBA website.