«For most of the last 80 years,
venture as an asset class has been really difficult for the average investor to get in, unless you are a high net worth individual, unless you get the deal flow, you are part of an angel group or you invest into VCs, you just didn't have access into this asset class,» Wang says.
Venture as an Asset Class 2.
Not exact matches
It's no secret that the
venture capital industry,
as an
asset class, has seen spectacularly mediocre returns over the last 10 years or so.
Explaining the industry and what's going on takes the form of several audiences; one being the overly - optimistic entrepreneur who still has aspirations of raising capital to get their company to a liquidity event, another being the up and coming
venture capitalist in training (think decades long training cycles) who recently finds themselves a free agent
as the
asset class shrinks and wants to start their own fund, and the final being ambitious MBA's switching careers and see
venture capital
as the preferred destination.
The
asset class known
as venture capital has been swirling around the drain since the dot - com bubble burst ten years ago.
A number of institutional investors who entered the
asset class this decade have become disenchanted and are abandoning
venture capital
as they have failed to achieve the spectacular returns of the 1990s.
The current debate
as to whether the
venture model is broken is flawed primarily because it erroneously presupposes that some standard investment model characterizes the
venture asset class today.
Private equity and
venture capital can be much higher - yielding investments than common
asset classes such
as Treasuries and equities, but for the most part, only accredited investors can participate.
Investment Management: The firm advises sponsors and investors on the structuring, formation, taxation and regulation of all types of funds, clubs and joint
ventures investing in all
asset classes, and advises on the spin out, establishment and operation of
asset managers
as well
as the latest regulatory, tax and market developments relevant to the
asset management industry.
Certain
venture capital companies are promoting a «new»
asset class to be sold
as securities... single family rental homes!