Venture capital investments are a form of private equity investment
that focus on early stage startups with
long term growth potential

Venture Capital Cycle

PHASE

INVESTMENT STAGE

ROUND

ELEMENTS

Idea

Seed or Angel

Seed

Proof of Concept, Prototype

Startup

Early Stage VC

Series A

Business Planning, Revenue Growth

Development

Second Stage VC

Series B

Product Development

Expansion

Third Stage VC

Series C

Rollout Expansion

Maturity

Exit

IPO, Merger or Acquisition