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1. Selective financing
1.1 Innovative companies concerned by venture capital
Venture capital is commonly defined as equity investment in young technology companies. Behind this summary definition lies a financing technique that is only applicable to a certain category of young, innovative companies at different stages of their initial development. These companies have no financial track record, few or no assets, are not yet generating sales, or at least no profit, and are therefore ineligible for conventional bank financing. Financing such companies, whose activities are by nature uncertain, can generate a financial return for the venture capitalist that is out of all proportion to the returns offered by other asset classes, such as bonds or even shares in mature companies. Only very fast-growing companies...
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Bibliography
Websites
Invest Europe (formerly European Venture Capital Association (EVCA) Venture Capital Platform)
https://www.investeurope.eu/about-us/invest-europe-governance/platforms/
French Association of Investors for Growth (AFIC)
Events
Conference: Invest Europe's Venture Capital Forum (formerly EVCA) takes place every year in a European capital:
Directory
Risk capital
Directory of Bpifrance partner funds :
http://www.bpifrance.fr/Qui-sommes-nous/Nos-metiers/Fonds-propres2/Fonds-partenaires
ACEC Members Directory :
Statistical and economic data
Panorama of entrepreneurship some indicators on access to financing :
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