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Vietnam venture capital – potential unlocked

Vietnam’s Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) has created a circular (a regulatory document, in Vietnam speak) for improving the legal environment for venture capital investing in the Socialist state. The circular is now – since 16th April – open for public comment. The aim of the circular is to improve the ease of setting up and running VC funds in Vietnam, and from the perspective of the MPI Agency for Enterprise Development (the AED), investing in Vietnamese start-ups.

VC Cafe Turns 9

Last week LinkedIn reminded me that it's been 9 years since I started VC Cafe (Dec 2005). Several people sent their congratulations (thank you btw), and it reminded me it's been a while since I blogged regularly. I prefer springing into action rather than being sentimental, but I thought a little summary and a selection of highlights may inspire someone who is thinking about blogging to share their thoughts through this medium.

IVC Report Q2 2010: Seeds of Recovery in Venture Capital Funding

Venture Capital Raised by Israeli High-Tech Companies by Quarter

The summary of high tech capital raising in Q2 is out, and the IVC Research Center confirm what we've already knew - capital raising in Israel is showing seeds of recovery (see VC Cafe's post "Crisis Shmisis") with $343 million raised in 104 deals, representing an increase of 47% from the previous quarter. Life sciences continue to lead capital raising, attracting $109 million, and Israeli VC investments are a much smaller slice of the pie.