Helston Investment’s Venture Capital Division invests in enterprises that, while promising significant growth, involve a relatively high level of investment risk. Businesses with a large growth potential have need of the considerable resources and professional support Helston Investment can provide. One part of this particular form of financing is what is known as “seed capital,” used to finance the preparatory phases that precede business set-up, where the goal is simply to work out the details of the principle idea. Another part is “start-up capital,” used to finance the drafting of a business plan and the launching of the enterprise. This is followed by the important “early stage capital” phase, where the business has moved beyond developing its product to the point where it has need of actual venture capital to finance production and sales. Venture capital is distinguished from classic forms of investment in that expected profits differ in terms of both character and the time frame involved.
