They can fall between the scope of individual business angels to provide sufficient financial backing and the desire of formal venture capitalists to incur the relatively higher costs of investing in SMEs
Need ettevõtted ei saa piisavalt rahalist toetust eraldiseisvatelt investorite võrkudelt, samuti ei huvitu ametlikud riskikapitali andjad VKEdesse investeerimisest, sest sellega kaasnevad suhteliselt suured kulud.