Availability of seed, venture capital and bank finance for start ups and SMEs is one of the key factors determining the strength of the innovation system in any country. As India gears up to pass the Protection and Utilization of Public Funded IP Bill, it needs to closely study the availability...

Venture capitalists provide capital as well as counseling to the startups at the early and expansion stages, and that is how this funding alternative differs from the others. The study attempts to examine the role of Gujarat Venture Finance Limited (GVFL) in the development of the ventures...