1School of Management, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia
Journal of Business and Management Sciences.
2015,
Vol. 3 No. 4, 124-129
DOI: 10.12691/jbms-3-4-4
Copyright © 2015 Science and Education PublishingCite this paper: Eliza Nor. Venture Capitalists in Malaysia: Challenges and Future Directions.
Journal of Business and Management Sciences. 2015; 3(4):124-129. doi: 10.12691/jbms-3-4-4.
Correspondence to: Eliza Nor, School of Management, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia. Email:
eliza.nor@usm.myAbstract
The Malaysian venture capital industry had started in 1984 but until now, the industry is still developing with limited number of venture capital companies and experts in this area. Besides the small size of the industry, VC companies in Malaysia face several challenges such as limited amount and source of funding, risk aversion of the VCs, cyclical nature of the industry and difficulty of the VCs to exit the industry due to thin capital market. These factors, to some extent, contributed to the slow growth of the industry.
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