We analyze determinants of access to venture capital for Black founders of high-growth startups. We combine image- and name-processing algorithms with clerical review to identify race for over 100,000 startup founders "at risk" for venture funding. Black founders raise roughly one-third as much...

With sound framework conditions, fine universities, good infrastructure and policies friendly towards foreign direct investment, Ireland scores high in international innovation scoreboards. Overall, policies to boost innovation and entrepreneurship are on the right track, but investment in...

Der Wandel zur Mitmachgesellschaft -- Nutzung der Schwarmintelligenz -- Spezifika neuer Geschäftsmodelle im Web 2.0 -- Arten des Crowdfunding und hybride Modelle -- Rechtliche Lage der Crowdfunding-Plattformen -- Crowdfunding und Steuern -- Schwachstellen des Crowdfundings -- Crowdfunding in...

This note describes a new database on innovative start-ups and companies, called Crunchbase, with a focus on its potential for economic and managerial research. Crunchbase is rapidly being discovered by scholars from different fields. It has notably already informed studies on specific sectors...