On the visible surface, venture capital and private equity investing can often appear to be the same. Moreover, increased competition in recent years among investors has forced both venture capital and private equity investors to expand their respective horizons in order to secure new opportunities. The result is that the lines between venture capital and private equity are often blurred, especially to the public eye. Because the two groups may overlap in practice, it can be confusing for business owners to understand the distinction between them. In this podcast Gower Idrees, CEO of RareBrain, explains the fundamentally different investment targets and business models that distinguish venture capital from private equity.