Managing risk is one of the main activities of venture capital companies. Despite the fact that this topic is of high practical relevance, only little research was published on risk management performed by venture capital companies in their ventures. Hence, we conducted a structured literature...

An examination of the level of success achieved byprivate-sector venture capital firms (VCFs) in Germany, the managerialvariables determining success at the level of individual investments, and thetheoretical and practical implications for managing VCFswasconducted. Data on portfolio companies...

Insights into strategic antecedents and consequences of management support activities that German venture capital firms (VCFs) provide for portfolio companies (PCs) they have invested in are presented. Such support activities, their primary determinants, and their impacts on the economic...