This statistic displays the distribution of investment transactions in Latin American startups between 2013 and 2017, broken down by investor type. In the mentioned period, Venture Capital investment transactions represented 59 percent of the total number of transactions recorded for startups in the region, followed by Corporate Investors responsible for 10 percent of total transactions.
Distribution of investment transactions in Latin American startups between 2013 and 2017, by investor type
According to the definitions provided by Investopedia: "Venture capital is financing that investors provide to startup companies and small businesses that are believed to have long-term growth potential. Venture capital generally comes from well-off investors, investment banks and any other financial institutions. However, it does not always take just a monetary form; it can be provided in the form of technical or managerial expertise."
"Hedge funds are alternative investments using pooled funds that employ numerous different strategies to earn active return, or alpha, for their investors. Hedge funds may be aggressively managed or make use of derivatives and leverage in both domestic and international markets with the goal of generating high returns (either in an absolute sense or over a specified market benchmark)"
"A sovereign wealth fund (SWF) consists of pools of money derived from a country's reserves, set aside for investment purposes to benefit the country's economy and citizens. The funding for a sovereign wealth fund (SWF) comes from central bank reserves that accumulate as a result of budget and trade surpluses and from revenue generated from the exports of natural resources"
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LAVCA. (February 26, 2018). Distribution of investment transactions in Latin American startups between 2013 and 2017, by investor type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/879892/share-investment-transactions-latin-america-startups-investor-type/
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LAVCA. (2018). Distribution of investment transactions in Latin American startups between 2013 and 2017, by investor type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/879892/share-investment-transactions-latin-america-startups-investor-type/
LAVCA. "Distribution of Investment Transactions in Latin American Startups between 2013 and 2017, by Investor Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Feb 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/879892/share-investment-transactions-latin-america-startups-investor-type/
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Distribution of investment transactions in Latin American startups between 2013 and 2017, by investor type [Graph], LAVCA, February 26, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/879892/share-investment-transactions-latin-america-startups-investor-type/