If you decide to search for venture financing, it is very important that you understand what VCs look for in a company. This will help improve your chances of being funded by a venture firm.

Once you have determined that your company has what it takes to attract the attention of a venture capitalist, you need to select the particular VCs you want to have a relationship with. Since an entrepreneur - VC relationship is a long-term partnership, you should research and evaluate many different venture firms to see how well they understand your market.

In today's NetDummy, I have put together a list of places on the Internet you can use to research Venture Capital Firms.

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• Vfinance.com
  Vfinance.com is a comprehensive and easy to find list of Venture Capital firms including a good selection of resources for Entrepreneurs.

• National Venture Capital Association (NVCA)
  "NVCA is the only public policy advocate for the venture capital and private equity industries." They have a directory of hundreds of members and provide a lot of valuable information for entrepreneurs seeking venture funding."

• Garage.com
  Garage.com can give you assistance in obtaining seed level financing. They also provide member entrepreneurs with expert advice, research and reference materials, as well as topical Forums to help launch and grow their startups. Garage.com organizes bootcamps for startups a "must attend" for any entrepreneur."

• Venture Economics
  Institutional investors, venture capital firms, investment banks, consulting firms, and notable media circles have identified Venture Economics as the indispensable source for accurate, complete, and timely coverage of investment.

• Entrenetwork
  Entrenetwork has very well-written articles about finding Venture Capital. The articles are written by successful entrepreneurs and experienced Venture Capitalists. Although the site is targeted at Western Massachusetts startups, they have a lot of very valuable information for your startup, no matter where you are located.

• VentureOne
  VentureOne offers a range of products and services to assist entrepreneurs in identifying venture capital firms, assessing the valuations of companies comparable to their own, and tracking venture investment activity in their industries. They also have a lot of free resources for entrepreneurs.

• Venturescape
  If you are a hi-tech entrepreneur or are involved with a promising startup, Venturescape can help you with your venture financing and corporate strategic business development needs through a variety of useful resources.

• Finance Hub
  Finance Hub, has a large listing of VC firms, and provides resources for entrepreneurs who are looking for financing.

• Capital Unlimited
  Venture Capital Unlimited is a leading site on the 'Net where companies can showcase their ventures and ideas to thousands of investors from all over the world. You will need to register to access most of their valuable information.

• Angel Investors Online
  Business partners is a nationwide Internet based service that connects potential partners, angel Investors, Investment Bankers and Venture Capital firms with Startups, mature businesses and entrepreneurs.

• Vcapital
  Vcapital.com was founded by venture capitalists and venture capital-backed entrepreneurs. WThey understand the frustrations of raising capital. WThey have reviewed business plans from hundreds of companies and many of these lacked critical information or did not meet our investment criteria. WThey've also been on the other side, sending out business plan after business plan only to get "Not Interested" or silence in return. To eliminate these problems, we started vcapital.com. Vcapital.com We gives you the tools--and opens the doors--to make raising capital easier and more efficient."

• VC Marketplace
  "VC Marketplace is dedicated to nurturing young startups, bringing investors and investment-ready startups together, and informing entrepreneurs and the investment community about up-to-date venture capital related resources on the Internet."

• Finding Money
  "This site has extensive information on how to raise venture capital, locate private investors ("angels"), and also, obtain bank loans to start or grow a small business."

• Investor's Network
  Investors' Network will supply the support, shared experience, education, training, tools and other resources to help you meet your financial goals. They also have tools to help investors and entrepreneurs get connected.

• Business Finance
  BusinessFinance.com is designed to assist you in bringing capital to your business or real estate project. Their capital search engine leads you to funding sources that specialize in your; industry, size, stage, amount, and more. They have very valuable information about Venture funding and also other sources of financing a business.

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