Human capital and fund characteristics both impactfollow-up behavior of venture capital (VC) firms. However, little research hasexamined the relationship between human capital and fund characteristics andthe ways in which they impact follow-up activities.The conceptual issuesrelated to VC and...

University spin-out companies face major impediment ofaccess to venture capital. Using a finance pecking order perspective, thisstudy examines the problems that university spin-out (USO) companies face whenseeking venture capital. Focus is on USOs that are expected to have growthprospects but...