Source - https://www.gsb.stanford.edu/insights/how-much-does-venture-capital-drive-us-economy
TL;DR - VC is important to the US economy by providing a significant amount of jobs, R&D spending, and contributing to a high market cap in modern companies.
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Topic Tags - Visuals, statistics, VC jobs, VC history, Prudent Man, VC trends
Questions answered:
- How does VC impact the US economy?
- How do VCs invest?
- What is early VC history?
Summary:
- VC provides much more than money (connections, expertise, operations management)
- 20% of all public companies have received VC funding, Employs 4 mil + people.
- it is hard to quantify the effect of VC.
- Prudent Man Rule passed in 1979 allowed pension funds to invest in VC firms, boosted the total funds VC firms raised by over ten times. ($0.1B → $4.5B)
- When comparing companies created after 1979, VC contributes to 43% of all firms, along with “57% of the market capitalization and 38% of the employees of all such “new” public companies.”
- They also spend 82% of all money spent on R&D by companies formed after 1979.
- “VC funds invest in only 0.19% of new U.S. businesses.”
- A high portion of companies that IPO each year are VC backed.
- VCs invest in high growth companies that can return a high multitude for the inevitable high amount of failed investments.
- Entrepreneurs choose VC finance at a higher and higher rate, proving that VC is a desired part of the startup community.
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