The document summarizes regulations for venture capital funds (VCFs) under SEBI. It outlines that VCFs must register with SEBI and can be set up as companies or trusts. VCFs can raise money from Indian or foreign investors with a minimum of Rs. 5 lakhs per investor. VCFs must invest at least 80% of funds in venture capital enterprises and are restricted from investing in financial services. VCFs cannot list securities for 4 years and have obligations around record keeping, reporting, and winding up. The regulatory environment should enable flexibility for VCFs to operate and spur innovation through start-ups.
The document summarizes regulations for venture capital funds (VCFs) under SEBI. It outlines that VCFs must register with SEBI and can be set up as companies or trusts. VCFs can raise money from Indian or foreign investors with a minimum of Rs. 5 lakhs per investor. VCFs must invest at least 80% of funds in venture capital enterprises and are restricted from investing in financial services. VCFs cannot list securities for 4 years and have obligations around record keeping, reporting, and winding up. The regulatory environment should enable flexibility for VCFs to operate and spur innovation through start-ups.
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The document summarizes regulations for venture capital funds (VCFs) under SEBI. It outlines that VCFs must register with SEBI and can be set up as companies or trusts. VCFs can raise money from Indian or foreign investors with a minimum of Rs. 5 lakhs per investor. VCFs must invest at least 80% of funds in venture capital enterprises and are restricted from investing in financial services. VCFs cannot list securities for 4 years and have obligations around record keeping, reporting, and winding up. The regulatory environment should enable flexibility for VCFs to operate and spur innovation through start-ups.
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SEBI(VENTURE CAPITAL FUND) REGULATIONS, 1996 I). Registration of venture capital funds:
1. Application of grant of Certificate
2. Eligibility Criteria: (i) if the application made by the Company (ii) if the application by the trust (iii) if the application made by the body corporate II) Investment conditions and restrictions: Minimum investment in a VC fund: 1.) A Venture Capital fund may raise monies from any investor whether Indian, foreign, or non-resident Indian. 2.) No Venture Capital fund set up as a company. III) General Obligation and responsibilities:- Prohibition on investing subscription from the public. Private Placement Maintenance of Books and Records Submission of Reports to the Board Winding Up IV) Inspection and Investigation:- 1. To ensure that the books of account, records and documents are being maintained by the venture capital 2. Investigate into complaints received from investors. V) Liability for action in Case of Default 1. Contravenes any of the provisions of the act 2. Fails to furnish any information relating to its activity as a venture capital. VCF are regulated by the SEBI (Venture Capital Fund) Regulations, 1996. The following are the various provisions:
A venture capital fund may be set up by a company
or a trust, after a certificate of registration is granted by SEBI on an application made to it. On receipt of the certificate of registration, it shall be binding on the venture capital fund to abide by the provisions of the SEBI Act, 1992. A VCF may raise money from any investor, Indian, Non-resident Indian or foreign, provided the money accepted from any investor is not less than Rs 5 lakhs. The VCF shall not issue any document or advertisement inviting offers from the public for subscription of its security or units • SEBI regulations permit investment by venture capital funds in equity or equity related instruments of unlisted companies and also in financially weak and sick industries whose shares are listed or unlisted At least 80% of the funds should be invested in venture capital companies and no other limits are prescribed.
SEBI Regulations do not provide for any
sectoral restrictions for investment except investment in companies engaged in financial services. A VCF is not permitted to invest in the equity shares of any company or institutions providing financial services.
The securities or units issued by a venture
capital fund shall not be listed on any recognized stock exchange till the expiry of 4 years from the date of issuance . A Scheme of VCF set up as a trust shall be wound up (a) when the period of the scheme if any, is over (b) If the trustee are of the opinion that the winding up shall be in the interest of the investors (c) 75% of the investors in the scheme pass a resolution for winding up or, (d) If SEBI so directs in the interest of the investors. The regulatory, tax and legal environment should play an enabling role as internationally venture funds have evolved in an atmosphere of structural flexibility, fiscal neutrality and operational adaptability. Resource raising, investment, management and exit should be as simple and flexible as needed and driven by global trends. Venture capital should become an institutionalized industry that protects investors and investee firms, operating in an environment suitable for raising the large amounts of risk capital needed and for spurring innovation through start-up firms in a wide range of high growth areas. In view of increasing global integration and mobility of capital it is important that Indian venture capital funds as well as venture finance enterprises are able to have global exposure and investment opportunities
Infrastructure in the form of incubators and R&D need to be
promoted using government support and private management as has successfully been done by countries such as the US, Israel and Taiwan. This is necessary for faster conversion of R&D and technological innovation into commercial products. THANKS