РОЗВИТОК ВЕНЧУРНОГО ІНВЕСТУВАННЯ В УКРАЇНІ ТА СВІТІ

Abstract

The article deals with research of venture investment features in Ukraine and the world. Venture investment can influence to the innovative development of the economy and this is a very important for the development of the world economy. The main idea of the article is the necessity of venture investments for economic development of separate country and whole world. The paper consider the volume of investments of venture investors in the US, Ukraine and EU. The USA is the best example of development of venture investment. According to the text, the increase in risk capital investments contributes to the development of high-tech industries, such as information technology, biotechnology, etc. Venture investors invest the most funds in enterprises at expansion stages. In the USA, it is not so common to invest in a start-up. The article highlighted the importance of significant level of the venture investment. According to the author, this is one of the leading factors that has a huge impact on the country’s economic development. Increasing the volume of venture investments requires large financial investments, that is associated with a high level of risk, but at the same time, it gives a high income.The level of venture investment in the EU countries is lower than in the US, but one of the highest among the rest of the world. The largest investor in Europe is the United States. The author presents the analysis of dynamics and structure of venture investment. Investment funds are the largest investors in Europe as well as in Ukraine. The analysis of the situation with the venture investment in Ukraine was also conducted. Volumes of investments of venture funds in Ukraine grow at a higher rate than other types of funds. The results of this analysis determined that the main problem of low level of investment is an unattractive investment climate. The main reason is the instability of the economy. Also, the other most important problems are the distrust of the population towards investment funds and the imperfection of the regulatory framework. In conclusion, it is necessary to implement certain essential actions that were proposed in this article, for the development of venture investment in Ukraine.