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Venture Capital & Principal Trading in the US - Market Research Report (2014-2029)

Demetrios Berdousis Demetrios Berdousis New York, United States Last Updated: October 2024 NAICS 52391

Revenue

$61.8bn

2024

$61.8bn

Past 5-Year Growth

Profit

$XX.Xbn

Employees

51,885

Businesses

10,432

Wages

$XX.Xbn

Venture Capital & Principal Trading in the US industry analysis

Venture capital (VC) and principal trading have been integral to the start-up ecosystem for many years, providing crucial funding for entrepreneurs and start-ups. The industry has undergone significant changes in recent years, benefiting from rising security prices, increased trading volumes, unprecedented investment opportunities and more excellent merger and acquisition activity.

Trends and Insights

  • Higher interest rates are reducing liquidity in financial markets. Venture capital firms will need to find new ways of raising capital.
  • The industry is broadly characterized by three types of investors, including standard principal traders, venture capitalists and other principal traders. These types of investors face higher risk but also higher rewards.
  • Most establishments are concentrated in the West, Mid-Atlantic, Southeast and Southwest regions. Apart from Silicon Valley in the West, the establishment level in these regions is due to the presence of oil royalty companies.
  • Only the most robust venture capitalists will remain as market liquidity dries up due to rising interest rates. A company’s amount of capital under management dictates the market share it controls.

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Industry Statistics and Trends

Market size and recent performance (2014-2029)

Industry revenue has grown at a CAGR of 4.7 % over the past five years, to reach an estimated $61.8bn in 2024.

Trends and Insights

The Federal Reserve cuts interest rates as inflation eases

  • The lingering supply chain issues and global energy crisis have created historically high inflation. In 2022, the Fed began hiking interest rates after lowering them to historical lows in response to the pandemic. However, in 2024 the FED cut interest rates by half a point as inflation eased.
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Venture Capital & Principal Trading in the US
Revenue (2014-2029)
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Industry outlook (2024-2029)

Market size is projected to grow over the next five years.

Trends and Insights

The Federal Reserve is anticipated to cut rates further

  • The FED has indicated that it will cut interest rates further in the future as inflationary pressures ease. Reduced rates will increase liquidity in the markets. Venture capital firms and principal traders will have less difficulty raising capital. Although traders and firms that struggle to raise capital will be forced out of the industry.

Biggest companies in the Venture Capital & Principal Trading in the US

Company
Market Share (%)
2024
Revenue ($short_0)
2024
Profit ($short_0)
2024
Profit Margin (%)
2024

There are no companies that hold a large enough market share in the Venture Capital & Principal Trading in the US industry for IBISWorld to include in this product.

Products & Services Segmentation

Venture Capital & Principal Trading in the US
Products & Services
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Industry revenue is measured across several distinct product and services lines, including Venture capitalists, Traders in financial products and Other investors. Venture capitalists is the largest segment of the Venture Capital & Principal Trading in the US.

Trends and Insights

Traders in financial products face higher risk in leverage investing as interest rates are elevated

  • Traders in financial products act as principals in buying and selling financial contracts on their account, generally on a spread basis and are not elsewhere classified.
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Table of Contents

About this industry

Industry definition

The Venture Capital and Principal Trading industry comprises companies and individuals acting as principals in the buying or selling of financial contracts. Principals are investors that buy or sell for their own account, rather than on behalf of clients. This industry includes venture capital companies, investment clubs and viatical settlement companies. This industry excludes investment bankers, securities dealers and commodity contracts dealers trading as principals.

What's included in this industry?

Investing in financial contracts on own accountParticipating in investment clubs (group of people that pools their money to make investments)Mineral royalties or leases dealing (as principal in dealing to investors)Oil royalty dealing (as principal in dealing to investors)Viatical settlement (purchasing life insurance policy at a discount to later collect the death benefit)Venture capital (investing in start-ups and small businesses with long-term growth potential)

Companies

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Related Terms

HEDGE FUNDFINANCIAL ASSETPOOLED FUNDVIATICAL SETTLEMENTINITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING (IPO)

Industry Code

NAICS 2017

NAICS 52391 - Venture Capital & Principal Trading in the US

Performance

Get an indication of the industry's health through historical, current and forward-looking trends in the performance indicators that make or break businesses.

Analyst insights

Higher interest rates are reducing liquidity in financial markets. Venture capital firms will need to find new ways of raising capital.

In this chapter (4)

  • Current Performance
  • Outlook
  • Volatility
  • Life Cycle

Key metrics

  • Annual Revenue, Recent Growth, Forecast, Revenue Volatility
  • Number of Employees, Recent Growth, Forecast, Employees per Business, Revenue per Employee
  • Number of Businesses, Recent Growth, Forecast, Employees per Business, Revenue per Business
  • Total Profit, Profit Margin, Profit per Business

Charts

  • Revenue, including historical (2014-2023) and forecast (2024-2029)
  • Employees, including historical (2014-2023) and forecast (2024-2029)
  • Businesses, including historical (2014-2023) and forecast (2024-2029)
  • Profit, including historical (2014-2024)
  • Industry Volatility vs. Revenue Growth
  • Industry Life Cycle

Detailed analysis

  • Trends in supply, demand and current events that are driving current industry performance
  • Expected trends, economic factors and ongoing events that drive the industry's outlook
  • Key success factors for businesses to overcome volatility
  • How contribution to GDP, industry saturation, innovation, consolidation, and technology and systems influence the industry's life cycle phase.

Products and Markets

Learn about an industry's products and services, markets and trends in international trade.

Analyst insight

The industry is broadly characterized by three types of investors, including standard principal traders, venture capitalists and other principal traders. These types of inves...

In this chapter

  • Products & Services
  • Major Markets

Key metrics

  • Largest market segment and value in 2024
  • Product innovation level

Charts

  • Products & services segmentation in 2024
  • Major market segmentation in 2024

Detailed analysis

  • Trends impacting the recent performance of the industry's various segments
  • Innovations in the industry's product or service offering, specialization or delivery method
  • Key factors that successful businesses consider in their offerings
  • Buying segments and key trends influencing demand for industry products and services

Geographic Breakdown

Discover where business activity is most concentrated in an industry and the factors driving these trends to find opportunities and conduct regional benchmarking.

Analyst insights

Most establishments are concentrated in the West, Mid-Atlantic, Southeast and Southwest regions. Apart from Silicon Valley in the West, the establishment level in these regio...

In this chapter (1)

  • Business Locations

Charts

  • Share of revenue, establishment, wages and employment in each state
  • Share of population compared to establishments in each region in 2024

Tables

  • Number and share of establishments in each state in 2024
  • Number and share of revenue each state accounts for in 2024
  • Number and share of wages each state accounts for in 2024
  • Number and share of employees in each state in 2024

Detailed analysis

  • Geographic spread of the industry across North America, and trends associated with changes in the business landscape
  • Key success factors for businesses to use location to their advantage

Competitive Forces

Get data and insights on what's driving competition in an industry and the challenges industry operators and new entrants may face, with analysis built around Porter's Five Forces framework.

Analyst insights

Only the most robust venture capitalists will remain as market liquidity dries up due to rising interest rates. A company’s amount of capital under management dictates the ma...

In this chapter (4)

  • Concentration
  • Barriers to Entry
  • Substitutes
  • Buyer & Supplier Analysis

Key metrics

  • Industry concentration level
  • Industry competition level and trend
  • Barriers to entry level and trend
  • Substitutes level and trend
  • Buyer power level and trend
  • Supplier power level and trend

Charts

  • Market share concentration among the top 4 suppliers from 2019-2024
  • Supply chain including upstream supplying industries and downstream buying industries, flow chart

Detailed analysis

  • Factors impacting the industry’s level of concentration, such as business distribution, new entrants, or merger and acquisition activity.
  • Key success factors for businesses to manage the competitive environment of the industry.
  • Challenges that potential industry entrants face such as legal, start-up costs, differentiation, labor/capital intensity and capital expenses.
  • Key success factors for potential entrants to overcome barriers to entry.
  • Competitive threats from potential substitutes for the industry’s own products and services.
  • Key success factors for how successful businesses can compete with substitutes.
  • Advantages that buyers have to keep favorable purchasing conditions.
  • Advantages that suppliers have to maintain favorable selling conditions.
  • Key success factors for how businesses can navigate buyer and supplier power.

Companies

Learn about the performance of the top companies in the industry.

Analyst insights

Major companies adapted to higher interest rates and less liquidity. After nearly 15 years of quantities easing, the Federal Reserve is reducing its balance sheet to help con...

In this chapter

  • Market Share Concentration
  • Companies
  • Company Spotlights

Charts

  • Industry market share by company in 2020 through 2024
  • Major companies in the industry, including market share, revenue, profit and profit margin in 2024

Detailed analysis

    External Environment

    Understand the demographic, economic and regulatory factors that shape how businesses in an industry perform.   

    Analyst insights

    The Federal Reserve is taking decisive steps to quell historically high inflation by elevating interest rates. This could lead to volatility for venture capital firms and pri...

    In this chapter

    • External Drivers
    • Regulation & Policy
    • Assistance

    Key metrics

    • Regulation & policy level and trend
    • Assistance level and trend

    Charts

    • Regulation & Policy historical data and forecast (2014-2029) 
    • Assistance historical data and forecast (2014-2029) 

    Detailed analysis

    • Demographic and macroeconomic factors influencing the industry, including Regulation & Policy and Assistance
    • Major types of regulations, regulatory bodies, industry standards or specific regulations impacting requirements for industry operators
    • Key governmental and non-governmental groups or policies that may provide some relief for industry operators.

    Financial Benchmarks

    View average costs for industry operators and compare financial data against an industry's financial benchmarks over time. 

    Analyst insights

    Venture capital firms are at risk of losing capital injections as the Federal Reserve's interest rate hikes are drying up liquidity in financial markets. The increased cost o...

    In this chapter

    • Cost Structure
    • Financial Ratios
    • Key Ratios

    Key metrics

    • Profit margin, and how it compares to the sector-wide margin
    • Average wages, and how it compares to the sector-wide average wage
    • Largest cost component as a percentage of revenue
    • Industry average ratios for days' receivables, industry coverage and debt-to-net-worth ratio

    Charts

    • Average industry operating costs as a share of revenue, including purchases, wages, depreciation, utilities, rent, other costs and profit in 2024
    • Average sector operating costs as a share of revenue, including purchases, wages, depreciation, utilities, rent, other costs and profit in 2024
    • Investment vs. share of economy

    Data tables

    • Industry Multiples (2017-2022)
    • Industry Tax Structure (2017-2022)
    • Income Statement (2017-2022)
    • Balance Sheet (2017-2022)
    • Liquidity Ratios (2017-2022)
    • Coverage Ratios (2017-2022)
    • Leverage Ratios  (2017-2022)
    • Operating Ratios (2017-2022)
    • Cash Flow & Debt Service Ratios (2014-2029)
    • Revenue per Employee (2014-2029)
    • Revenue per Enterprise (2014-2029)
    • Employees per Establishment (2014-2029)
    • Employees per Enterprise (2014-2029)
    • Average Wage (2014-2029)
    • Wages/Revenue (2014-2029)
    • Establishments per Enterprise (2014-2029)
    • IVA/Revenue (2014-2029)
    • Imports/Demand (2014-2029)
    • Exports/Revenue (2014-2029)

    Detailed analysis

    • Trends in the cost component for industry operators and their impact on industry costs and profitability 

    Key Statistics

    Industry Data

    Data Tables

    Including values and annual change:

    • Revenue (2014-2029)
    • IVA (2014-2029)
    • Establishments (2014-2029)
    • Enterprises (2014-2029)
    • Employment (2014-2029)
    • Exports (2014-2029)
    • Imports (2014-2029)
    • Wages (2014-2029)

    Top Questions Answered

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    What is the market size of the Venture Capital & Principal Trading in the US industry in United States in 2024?

    The market size of the Venture Capital & Principal Trading in the US industry in United States is $61.8bn in 2024.

    How many businesses are there in the Venture Capital & Principal Trading in the US industry in 2024?

    There are 10,432 businesses in the Venture Capital & Principal Trading in the US industry in United States, which has grown at a CAGR of 5.4 % between 2019 and 2024.

    Has the Venture Capital & Principal Trading in the US industry in United States grown or declined over the past 5 years?

    The market size of the Venture Capital & Principal Trading in the US industry in United States has been growing at a CAGR of 4.7 % between 2019 and 2024.

    What is the forecast growth of the Venture Capital & Principal Trading in the US industry in United States over the next 5 years?

    Over the next five years, the Venture Capital & Principal Trading in the US industry in United States is expected to grow.

    What does the Venture Capital & Principal Trading in the US in United States include?

    Investing in financial contracts on own account and Participating in investment clubs (group of people that pools their money to make investments) are part of the Venture Capital & Principal Trading in the US industry.

    How competitive is the Venture Capital & Principal Trading in the US industry in United States?

    The level of competition is high and increasing in the Venture Capital & Principal Trading in the US industry in United States.

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    Competitors

    • Investment Banking & Securities Dealing in the US
    • Securities Brokering in the US
    • Investment Banking & Securities Intermediation in the US
    • Private Equity, Hedge Funds & Investment Vehicles in the US

    Complementors

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    International industries

    • Financial Asset Investing in Australia
    • Financial Asset Investing in New Zealand
    • Private Equity in the UK
    • Securities Investment in China

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    • US Bureau of Labor Statistics
    • US International Trade Commission

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