Click here for printer friendly page

The resilience of Australia's VC industry

Venture capitalists in Australia are often the subject of unjustified criticism. Entrepreneurs find them too wary of making investments while institutional investors are concerned that they are too risky. Worth Noting, a publication by L21, compares the Australian VC industry with that of the US and concludes that, contrary to popular opinion, the Australian VC industry is making great progress.

2001 saw over $1bn invested by Australian venture capital firms - it was one of the only regions not to see a decrease in investment levels. Over the last two years the industry has also enjoyed a dramatic increase in venture capital fund raising figures. Although far smaller than the US market, and focused on very different industries, the current state of the Australian VC industry augurs well for the future.

Copright © 2002 L21 Worth Noting

Click here to view full report (pdf 159kb)

You need Adobe Acrobat to read this document. If you do not have it, you can download it free from www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep.html

Worth Noting is a monthly publication released by L21 Management Consultants.

L21 is an Australia-based management consultancy, providing strategic investment advice to corporations and High Net Worth Individuals in the Asia-Pacific region.  For information on L21's senior staff, visit www.L21.com.au/partners.htlml