541 received phase I funding, 294 received phase II funding, and 600 firms, with some overlaps, were listed in the Corporate Technology Directorate SBIR-funded firms grow significantly faster than matched non-SBIR-funded firms in terms of employment and revenues, if they are located in areas with substantial venture capital activity.
The Fauji Foundation, linked to the army, has substantial ventures in gas fields, sugar mills, a fertilizer plant, an oil terminal and an overseas employment service.
"We've also seen a substantial inflow of venture capital from all over the world".
Rapporteur Sirpa Pietikäinen (EPP, FI), said: "Bank lending will not be sufficient to boost European innovative economies to grow and we are desperate need of a substantial increase in venture capital funding across Europe.
Volkswagen has a 50% stake in a substantial carmaking joint-venture in Jilin with First Automobile Works, a large SOE.
Many companies aren't venture capital material and that's okay; it should be realized that there is a substantial cost associated with venture funding.
In a first round of financing, TheLaw.com attracted roughly $2 million from Israel Seed Partners, a venture fund in Israel, and this week, Mr. Koch said, he and the other executive team members plan to be in California seeking a "substantial second round" of venture capital.
It's a risky endeavor for HP, which is investing a "substantial" amount into the venture.
The cases also suggest that serial entrepreneurs are resigned to entering a new venture in a substantial learning situation (Gibb and Ritchie 1982).
Even if you never show a profit, you can claim your losses if you can show you had good reason to believe you might make money a chance for a substantial profit in a speculative venture is enough and adjusted your strategy or quit the business when it didn't pan out.
Plus, in many cases, because the token is integral to the functioning of the network and would need to be widely distributed for the ecosystem to work, it wouldn't even make sense to give a venture capitalist a substantial cut.
