VC firms — those not cleaned out by the dot.bomb crash of 2000-2001 and the Great Recession — will be looking to invest in security companies in forthcoming funds. What with all the data breeches, stolen credit cards, and cyberwar battles across Eastern Europe over the past three years, better tools and systems are needed for such initiatives such as online health care and banking.
However, there won’t be massive hordes of firms looking to hand out money to anyone with a PowerPoint and a good idea. There will be fewer funds (see: Great Recession of 20xx) and the (mostly old-money) survivors are back to fundamentals of business plans, profitability, and investment horizons of 5 to 7 years.
