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FUNDINGPOST OFFERS FREE REPORT:
VENTURE CAPITAL IN TIMES OF WAR
Special Report Profiles Leading Investors and Emerging Companies
New York, NY, Feb. 12, 2003 -- According to FundingPost's recent survey of the nation's leading Venture Capital investors and emerging companies, the threat of war will not have a long-term effect on the Venture market.
The survey's findings are available for free in a report now available on www.FundingPost.com/report. The FundingPost report profiles responses from the top VC firms, including Thomson Financial, BRM Capital, Silicon Alley Seed Investors, Diamondhead Ventures, Milestone Venture Partners and Trident Capital. Also, the report features survey responses from CEOs of emerging companies approaching the Venture market.
"VCs and entrepreneurs are looking for answers about how the threat of war is affecting the Venture market, and our report offers some surprising insights," said Joe Rubin, Director for FundingPost. "Unlike the public stock markets, which have had several reports on this topic, our report is the first one focused on how war affects earlier-stage companies and their investors."
How is the threat of war affecting deal-flow and investment?
What VCs are thinking:
· Wars have typically impacted the short-term U.S. economy and not the long-term economy.
· Venture investors are investing for the long term and do not change their long-term strategies based on current events.
· Venture investors are opportunistic and look towards current events, such as the threat of war, to seek dealflow in industries that will attract additional spending such as security.
What entrepreneurs are thinking:
· Entrepreneurs are still actively starting companies, even in the difficult market experienced over the past two years.
· Emerging companies today are more realistic in their expectations and understand that with consumer confidence and corporate spending down, they need to adjust their projections and outlook.
· Many of the entrepreneurs interviewed believe that historically, the strongest companies are built in difficult market conditions.
About FundingPost:
Founded in 2001, FundingPost's mission is to connect entrepreneurs with investors. FundingPost's Venture Capital Events, Quarterly Venture Guides and online Venture Exchange, have a track record of connecting VCs with early-stage CEOs. Its next event is titled “Trends in Venture Capital” and will take place in NYC on February 26, 2003. The next Quarterly Venture Capital Guide will be published and distributed to the top 300+ VC firms in April 2003 and will focus on the Web Services sector. For additional information about FundingPost visit: http://www.FundingPost.com.
Download Free Report Adobe Acrobat required.
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Contact:
Aren Cohen
FundingPost.com
800-461-5509
press@fundingpost.com
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