The BBVA Research team considers crowdfunding as a business model that has to be considered by traditional banking due to its simplicity and transparency as a competitive threat in the future.
Does venture capital disinvest?
According to data provided by ascri.org, during the first half of 2013 the difficulty of divestment by private equity remains: 113 sales transactions for a volume (at cost price) of €570M (-28% compared to the first half of 2012).
Environment sector little venture capital activity
According to capcorp, of the 20 corporate transactions in the environmental sector in 2012, only four were led by private equity.
Milaap, fundraising platform raises 1M$
The microcredit fundraising platform Milaap, has raised 1M$ of venture capital following the trend of these platforms and the disintermediation of alternative financing.
Traity big data for recruitment receives investment from relevant funds
Technology continues to influence the recruitment process. Traity offers personality measurement to complement curriculum information.
Who are the most active American VCs in the early stage?
In the first quarter of 2013, Venture Capital investment in US companies has slowed for the third consecutive quarter since peaking in the second quarter of 2012, with 753 deals closed and 6,000 M$ of total amount invested.
Babibum and Nonabox: the baby world of Cabiedes
According to Capcorp, in 2012, two e-commerce companies related to the world of babies have received investment from Venture Capital, curiously in both of them, Cabiedes & Partners has participated.
What are Spanish venture capitalists "playing at"?
The video games sector is known for generating a very significant volume of revenue both at present and in the future. Which companies have managed to attract investors? Which investors have been most active in Spain? Hooptap Hooptap is...
Food distribution finally changing?
In the last year, several initiatives have emerged in the food distribution sector with new models. Several of them have attracted the attention of investors and are ready to take on the big players such as Mercadona, Carrrefour and Eroski.
IT sector USA: for growing companies
According to pitcbook and McGladrey, with the interconnectedness of IT companies and others with similar skills such as engineers, designers and developers, the industry lends itself particularly well to capital increases.
5.2 Billion $ invested in IT companies in USA
According to Pitchbook, during the first quarter of 2013, 5,200 MM$ were invested in the US in a total of 46 deals in the IT sector, a decrease of 36% in the number of deals and 67% in the total amount invested....
SMEs: a priority target for Venture Capital in Spain
According to the 2012 report of the Spanish Venture Capital Association (ASCRI), the Spanish venture capital market is dominated by small deals in SMEs with an average amount invested of €4.6MM per deal (15% less than in 2011).