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Asia Pacific Venture Capital Alliance

To stimulate a vibrant venture capital and private equity industry in Hong Kong and PRC To promote awareness in venture capital and private equity in Hong Kong and PRC To educate enterprises about venture capital/private equity as a partner in creating value in the business To improve the investment environment in Hong Kong and PRC To promote an influential and credible industry where the views of members are represented through the Association before governmental and other relevant bodies To provide a regular forum for exchange of views among members and platform for networking on a local, regional as well as international level To develop high standard of professional ethics in industry To attract high quality and well trained personnel into industry To develop information resource for members To create environment which will instill investor confidence in the VC industry and expand the flow of funds into the asset category To work closely with service providers in professionalizing the industry

Korean Venture Business Women's Association

The Malaysian venture capital industry shoulders a great task of as being one of the drivers for nation's vision of achieving a fully developed status by 2020. The growth of the domestic economic, which will be fuelled by activities based on knowledge and technology, will rely heavily on funding from sources such as the venture capital industry and private equity. The venture capital industry has to be the catalyst for the spirit of innovativeness that the country is seeking to nurture. With this realization, the Malaysian Venture Capital Association (MVCA) was established on 27 February 1995, with the paramount objective of promoting and developing the Malaysian venture capital industry. The MVCA also strives, among others, to: * promote, develop and maintain a venture capital industry Malaysia as a source of equity financing for business enterprises principally for the start-up and/or development of small and medium sized enterprises. * stimulate the promotion, research and analysis of venture capital in Malaysia and in other countries. * promote cooperation among members, to encourage joint efforts and business undertakings among members as well as to provide a regular forum for the exchange of views amongst members. * represent, express and give effect to the views and opinions of persons or companies, engaged in the venture capital industry, including making representations to all governmental or public authorities or bodies. * develop and encourage the highest standard of professional ethics in the venture capital industry. Activities of MVCA include: * Conferences and symposiums on venture capital and issues directly or indirectly related to it. * Regular forum among members on the latest issues pertaining to venture capital. * Conduct dialogues and make presentations to any governmental or public authorities or bodies on behalf of the members on regulatory issues and formation of new venture activities. * Collate, circulate and disseminate commercial statistics related to the venture capital industry. * Collaboration with other venture capital association in the region and other parts of the world for the advancement of the venture capital industry in Malaysia. * Publish and circulate newsletter containing news on the activities and progress of member companies and potential venture opportunities.

Russian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association

Venture Capital and Private Equity, as a source of equity finance, is an important sector within Singapore's financial services industry. The Singapore Venture Capital & Private Equity Association (SVCA) was formed in 1992 under the patronage of the Economic Development Board to promote and foster the growth in this sector.

中華民國創業投資商業同業公會的前身為台北市創業投資商業同業公會，成立於1992年4月17 日，由當時登記在台北市轄區的22家創業投資公司所組成，普訊創業投資公司董事長柯文昌為創會首任理事長，第二屆理事長為建功創業投資公司董事長胡定華，第三屆理事長為中誠創業投資公司董事長王伯元，現任理事長為華陸創投公司董事長陳仕信。 　　1997年全國創業投資公司的總數為72家，除了在台北市轄區內的創業投資公司外，尚有在新竹市登記成立的3家創業投資公司。因此，台北市創業投資商業同業公會為了服務全國業者，乃於1998年向內政部申請設立全國性公會，為全國的創業投資公司提供最佳服務。 　　在1999年5月20日正式成立中華民國創業投資商業同業公會，推選中誠創業投資公司董事長王伯元為創會首任理事長，於2002年4月2日第二屆會員大會理監事改選，再度蟬連理事長乙職；公會於2005年05月20日召開第三屆會員大會，並由華陸創投公司董事長陳仕信先生當選新任理事長。 　　至2004年12月止，已有229個會員，分別隸屬於101個經營團隊，共募集新台幣1,800多億元資本額，並已投資於國內外超過九千家高科技產業個案，投資額超過新台幣1,700億元之規模。

Thai Venture Capital Association