Green startups are a major driver of eco-innovation and as such a major contributor to climate change mitigation and green growth. However, they often lack sufficient funding from investors. Our study focuses on the factors that determine venture capital investors to invest in green startups. In...

New business formation is a key driver of regional transformation and development. While we know that a region's attractiveness for new businesses depends on its resources, infrastructure, and human capital, we know little about the role of local business networks in promoting or impeding the...

New business formation is a key driver of regional transformation and development. While we know that a region’s attractiveness for new businesses depends on its resources, infrastructure, and human capital, we know little about the role of local business networks in promoting or impeding the...

Green startups are a major driver of eco-innovation and as such a major contributor to climate change mitigation and green growth. However, they often lack sufficient funding from investors. Our study focuses on the factors that determine venture capital investors to invest in green startups. In...

In dieser Studie zum deutschen Innovationssystem berichtet das ZEW über die Unternehmensdynamik in der deutschen Wirtschaft, mit einem deutlichen Fokus auf die deutsche Wissenswirtschaft. Sie beinhaltet Informationen zum Gründungs- und Schließungsgeschehen 2020 in Deutschland, den einzelnen...

In dieser Studie zum deutschen Innovationssystem berichtet das ZEW über die Unternehmensdynamik in der deutschen Wirtschaft, mit einem deutlichen Fokus auf die deutsche Wissenswirtschaft. Sie beinhaltet Informationen zum Gründungs- und Schließungsgeschehen 2020 in Deutschland, den einzelnen...

Research suggests that public subsidies for newly founded firms have a positive effect on follow-on financing, in particular on Venture Capital (VC), through providing certification and early-stage liquidity. Building on the attention-based view, we argue that the various sources of VC value...