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"There is a real gap in funds investing €500,000-1.5m" says Martin Gemvik, investment manager at early-stage investor Sting Capital
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viernes, 24 de mayo de 2013 a las 14:05
"There is a real gap in funds investing €500,000-1.5m," says Martin Gemvik, investment manager at early-stage investor Sting Capital. "We used to have the Sixth Swedish Pension Fund (AP6)," he reminisces.
"If you go back to the year 2000, there was ample supply - even too much supply - of capital for VCs," explains Gabriel Urwitz, chairman of the Swedish Venture Capital Association (SVCA) and founder of buyout firm Segulah. "Back then we had 100-200 VC firms, now we have only a handful. There is always discussion of whether or not there is enough money for seed capital. In a country like Sweden, the government is active with a fair amount of money," he explains. "But the question is, is it active in a meaningful way? I think Sweden still has some lessons to learn here."
24/05/2013 14:05 | algarra