{"id":3983,"date":"2013-02-06T21:56:34","date_gmt":"2013-02-07T04:56:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/financenewmexico.5e-dev.net\/?p=3983"},"modified":"2014-12-10T13:17:31","modified_gmt":"2014-12-10T20:17:31","slug":"venture-capital-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/financenewmexico.org\/sandbox\/funding\/equity-investments\/venture-capital-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Venture Capital"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Venture capitalists invest in rapid-growth and <a title=\"Scalable Business\" href=\"http:\/\/financenewmexico.5e-dev.net\/glossary\/scalable-business\/\">scalable<\/a> businesses in exchange for an equity position in the company. New Mexico<!--more--> has\u00a0a number of active venture capital companies, some of which make investments on behalf of the NM State Investment Council (SIC) and the <a title=\"New Mexico Small Business Investment Corporation\" href=\"http:\/\/financenewmexico.5e-dev.net\/other-resources-nearby-for-map\/new-mexico-small-business-investment-corporation\/\">NM Small Business Investment Corporation (NMSBIC)<\/a>. Venture capital companies typically invest money entrusted to them by institutions and must demonstrate high returns to their investors.<\/p>\n<p>Read these articles to learn more about venture capital and the types of businesses venture capitalists invest in:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Loans for Legacy, Equity for Growth\" href=\"http:\/\/financenewmexico.org\/articles\/obtaining-a-loan\/loans-for-legacy-equity-for-growth\/\">Loans for Legacy, Equity for Growth<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Venture Capital: It\u2019s More Than Money\" href=\"http:\/\/financenewmexico.5e-dev.net\/articles\/obtaining-equity-investment\/venture-capital-its-more-than-money\/\">Venture Capital: It&#8217;s More Than Money<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Investors Bring Benefits Beyond Capital\" href=\"http:\/\/financenewmexico.5e-dev.net\/articles\/starting-or-growing-a-business\/investors-bring-benefits-beyond-capital\/\">Investors Bring Benefits Beyond Capital<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Venture Capital: Is it Right for You?\" href=\"http:\/\/financenewmexico.5e-dev.net\/articles\/obtaining-equity-investment\/venture-capital-is-it-right-for-you-les-mathews-and-moritz-schlenzig-partners-mesa-capital\/\">Venture Capital: Is it Right for You?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Venture Capitalists Put Market Before Product\" href=\"http:\/\/financenewmexico.5e-dev.net\/articles\/obtaining-equity-investment\/venture-capitalists-put-market-before-product\/\">Venture Capitalists Put Market Before Product<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Venture Capital: What Investors Look For\" href=\"http:\/\/financenewmexico.5e-dev.net\/articles\/obtaining-equity-investment\/venture-capital-what-investors-look-for-trevor-loy-managing-partner-flywheel-ventures\/\">Venture Capital: What Investors Look For<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Venture Capital: Why Investors Invest\" href=\"http:\/\/financenewmexico.5e-dev.net\/articles\/obtaining-equity-investment\/venture-capital-why-investors-invest-trevor-loy-managing-partner-flywheel-ventures\/\">Venture Capital: Why Investors Invest<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Once you decide that venture capital is right for your business, read these tips:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Telling a Story that Drives Investment\" href=\"http:\/\/financenewmexico.5e-dev.net\/articles\/obtaining-equity-investment\/telling-a-story-that-drives-investment\/\">Telling a Story That Drives Investment<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Identify Specialty Before Looking for Investors\" href=\"http:\/\/financenewmexico.5e-dev.net\/articles\/obtaining-equity-investment\/identify-specialty-before-looking-for-investors\/\">Identify Specialty Before Looking for Investors<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Consider Strategy Before Seeking Equity\" href=\"http:\/\/financenewmexico.5e-dev.net\/articles\/obtaining-equity-investment\/consider-strategy-before-seeking-equity\/\">Consider Strategy Before Seeking Equity<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/financenewmexico.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/NM-venture-capital-assoc-logo.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-5090\" src=\"http:\/\/financenewmexico.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/NM-venture-capital-assoc-logo-300x66.gif\" alt=\"New Mexico Venture Capital Association\" width=\"240\" height=\"53\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nmvca.org\/index.php\" target=\"_blank\">New Mexico Venture Capital Investors<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>and their specialties can be found on the New Mexico Venture Capital Association website, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nmvca.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">nmvca.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Other interesting reads:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a style=\"font-style: normal;\" href=\"http:\/\/financenewmexico.org\/articles\/obtaining-equity-investment\/simplifying-the-funding-search-for-seed-stage-startups\/\">Simplifying the Funding Search for Seed-Stage Startups<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Venture capitalists invest in rapid-growth and scalable businesses in exchange for an equity position in the company. 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