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Why Venture Capitalists Are Investing in International Startups

David Teten

According to the NVCA 2017 Yearbook , in 2004, 77% of global VC fundraising went to US VCs, and 85% of global VC dollars went to US startups. Typically engineering, QA, and support are offshore, while CEO, sales, and marketing are in the US. Fortunately, virtually all of these local VCs want to coinvest with reputable US VCs. .

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Why Venture Capitalists Are Investing in International Startups

David Teten

According to the NVCA 2017 Yearbook , in 2004, 77% of global VC fundraising went to US VCs, and 85% of global VC dollars went to US startups. Typically engineering, QA, and support are offshore, while CEO, sales, and marketing are in the US. Fortunately, virtually all of these local VCs want to coinvest with reputable US VCs. .