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Venture capital is a recently new industry structured to provide early stage investment capital for innovative technology companies. The industry is predominately in the US with several European and some Asian venture organizations. The primary function of venture capital is to rapidly commercialize technologies for profit and to create superior rates of investment return for its investors.
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Syrrist, D.M. (1997). Venture Capital and Defense Conversion. In: Dundervill, R.F., Gerity, P.F., Hyder, A.K., Luessen, L.H. (eds) Defense Conversion Strategies. NATO ASI Series, vol 9. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-1213-2_16
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