(a) There is established an early-stage venture capital program to be administered by Connecticut Innovations, Incorporated, to provide preseed financing, seed financing, start-up financing, early or first-stage financing and expansion financing to companies in the state.
(b) In support of the program established in subsection (a) of this section, the corporation shall establish criteria for awarding such financing and shall develop and implement a plan to market the program.
(c) The board of the corporation shall review and approve each application for such financing.
(d) Funds provided for this section shall be allocated as follows: (1) Not less than five per cent for preseed financing; (2) not less than ten per cent for seed financing; (3) not less than ten per cent for start-up financing; (4) not less than fifteen per cent for early or first stage financing; and (5) not less than forty per cent and not more than sixty per cent on expansion financing, as such terms are defined in section 32-34. The corporation shall use not more than three per cent of such funds for administration and marketing of such financial aid.
(e) The corporation shall adopt procedures, pursuant to section 1-121, to implement the provisions of this section.
(P.A. 06-83, S. 4.)
History: P.A. 06-83 effective July 1, 2006.
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