Overview of Sources of Risk Capital
Personal/Friends ---------------> ($ Under $250,000)
Informal investors <---------------------------------------> ($50,000 -$1 million)
Venture Capital <----------------------------------------------> ($2-5 million and up)
Mezzanine/Bridge capital <------------------------> ($ 1 million -$20 million)
Public Equity Markets. <---------------------------------->
| 50-100%------------- 50% -------------------- 30% ------- < 30%