疫情催生了美國超低利率環境,獲利的壓力把破記錄的資金推擠到風險投資上,2021 年全球創投 (VC) 業募資創下空前歷史新高,僅上半年就已接近去年全年總金額,這表示對創投募資變得容易了嗎?過去一年多在歐美以 SPAC (特殊目的性收購公司,像借殼掛牌上市) 上市的公司數與總市值更是寫下空前紀錄,新創公司取得資金的機會從沒如此豐沛過!但同時也讓競爭輪動加速。如果技術或産品一樣强的公司,有充沛資金與否將成爲輸贏關鍵嗎? 同時因爲科技的顛覆性創新,除了傳統的創投之外,許多其它的資金來源出現了,創新的創投以新的方法與工具,挑戰傳統創投(降低成本,提高專業度),企業創投在專業服務 (Venture-as-a-Service) 的協助下,五年大約成長了五倍,超級天使投資人影響力增大也更專業,還有創新的平臺以新的商模彙集投資人,在 IPO 之外提供巨額資金管道。在投資的周期與價值鏈中:Fundraising, Deal Flow Building, Selection, Negotiation, Due Diligence, Supporting, Exiting,許多環節也被科技顛覆中,包括自動化流程,與採用 AI ,以提升競爭力,也就是創投業本身也正在被顛覆中,這些變化對尋求財務、策略投資合夥人的公司有何影響? 臺灣公司沒條件只看國內市場,遠距工作好像也打開了機會之窗,但不懂國際市場遊戲潜規則與趨勢,國際競爭力堪慮。 Wise […]
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