The VC Market in Chile

Chile is a sophisticated market for venture capital transactions, thus almost all types are present in the Latin America jurisdiction, including direct M&A (both as corporate acquisitions and minority investments) and convertible debt. Nevertheless, the investment in venture capital through investment funds, created by the uprising of third parties’ funds are administrated by a fund manager is a widely used structure.

Investors have been acquiring businesses and making minority investments in privately held companies since the dawn of the industrial revolution. However with a few exceptions, VC in the first half of the 20th century was the domain of wealthy individuals and families.

The VC Market in Norway

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Startups in Norway whose business is not related to the oil-and-gas industry struggle, The Wall Street Journal reported–that industry sucked up nearly a third of the venture capital that Norway attracted last year.

With a population of less than five million people, Norway isn’t large enough to support a tech startup, which needs to be global, but that’s not the Scandinavian attitude,  It goes slowly turning over one stone at a time. For those who follow Europe’s tech scene, naming startups from the Nordic/Baltic region wouldn’t be too hard.

VC Trends in South East Asia

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In recent years, we’ve seen a huge growth in investors’ interests in “untapped,” “developing,” “frontier” markets but what exactly does VC in Southeast Asia look like.  While Singapore is the portal to rest of Southeast Asia (as one of the associate calls it, “Asia-lite”), it’s really not representative of the rest of the countries here. In general, media has a habit of lumping all the various countries in Southeast Asia together into a homogeneous “region” – one massive consumer landscape that could be tackled in the same way companies go about dominating America from East to West.

VC Trends in the Middle East

Over the last decade, the state of venture capital in the Middle East has gone from virtually nonexistent to an industry facing a shakeout. The sector’s breakneck evolution has made it difficult for investors and venture capitalists like Efraim Landa, to obtain a clear picture of the industry’s underlying VC fundamentals in the Middle East. This being the case, they have been understandably cautious about directing their funds to regional venture capital firms. To meet these expectations, the richest countries are investing billions in large-scale projects that will need to be supplemented by private funding and that will directly and indirectly stimulate economic activity.

Health of Venture Capital in Asia

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The U.S. venture capital industry is at a crossroads. Market over-saturation has led to inflated valuations and poor investment outcomes. To tackle this problem, venture capitalists, like Efraim Landa, have increasingly searched for VC markets outside of the U.S. In this respect, China and India loom large. In China though, new VC’s are threatened with regulatory laxity, while unreliable infrastructure plagues Indian investments. Many have overlooked the investment ecosystems of Southeast Asia and a resurgent Japan.

Venture Capital in Singapore

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Effi Enterprises is a venture capital firm in New Jersey which can provide funding along with managerial and business plan assistance to small companies in exchange for equity in the company.  (Learn more about Effi Enterprises at, http://www.efraimlanda.com)  As a venture capital firm, Effi Enterprises searches for early stage businesses that need the necessary funding and business advice to succeed. Effi Enterprises can also assist businesses in becoming public companies in ten years or less. Venture capital firms are always watching the global markets, looking for emerging markets with extreme potential for investment opportunities. The venture capital industry has expanded around the world, and in recent years, Effi Enterprises has also become increasingly involved in global investments. 

Venture Capital in Malaysia

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Venture capital firms, like Effi Enterprises, are always watching the global economy, looking for markets with potential for VC activity and growth.  They seek to find countries with government support for venture capital and general economic growth.  Despite a recent downturn in venture capital market progress due to the worldwide economic recession, investor confidence is returning in Malaysia.  With a government willing to revise policies to promote growth of the venture capital industry, there is great potential in the future for venture capital in Malaysia.