Venture capital investments in US companies in 2008 amounted to $28.8 billion, down 8% from 2007. In other parts of the world, venture capitalists put more than $13.4 billion into emerging companies in Europe, Israel, China and India. This marks nearly a 5% increase over 2007. In Israel, hitech capital raised in 2008 reached $2.08 billion, the highest in eight years.
2009, no doubt is going to see a decline in venture capital investment, but it is also a time for very attractive investments at much lower valuations than in previous years. To quote Warren Buffet: "Be fearful when others are greedy, and be greedy when others are fearful." We strongly believe that there are some excellent seed investment opportunities for Angels and VC investors at this time that will reach exit status once the current crisis is over. For a relatively small investment of a few hundred thousands dollars, investors can receive a sizable share in ownership and the ability to influence the company’s growth.
Hitech Strategies works closely with a wide array of investors – from Angels, Angel clubs, incubators, Venture Capital funds (VCs) and private investment firms, to IPO facilitators. While we work with numerous promising startups in various hitech industries that are currently looking for funding; we conduct a strict screening and due-diligence process before we introduce a startup to one of our investors.
At Hitech Strategies, we realize that investors and funds receive thousands of investment applications. Thus, in order to get the attention and priority of our investors, we make sure that we only provide our investors with startups that fit their investment criteria and are mature enough business and technology wise. Per request, we also conduct thorough market and technical due-diligence for oversees and local investment firms to allow them to make better investment decisions.
If you are looking for the next golden egg, feel free to contact us for more information or to set up a meeting to hear about investment opportunities.
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