Venture philanthropy's main goal is to help create and grow stronger and more sustainable social enterprises. In order to do so, venture philanthropy organizations, similar to traditional venture capital, provide the social enterprise with financial resources and non-financial support. Whereas...

Venture philanthropy's primary goal is to help create and grow stronger and more sustainable social enterprises through the provision of financial resources and non-financial support to the social enterprise, including the development of impact measurement practice. Whereas it is clear how much...

In this study, we examine whether there is a relationship between the three key espoused criteria that early-stage investors use for evaluating new venture opportunities (the entrepreneurial team, the market potential and the product/service) and subsequent new venture performance. We test this...

Relying on gender role congruity theory, this paper investigates the relationship between the gender of the top management team of venture philanthropy (VP) firms and their risk-taking orientation. Our research also assesses if and how experience moderates this relationship. Using a combination...