This paper introduces a dataset on forms of finance used in 12,363 Canadian and US venture capital and private equity … convertible preferred equity has never been the most frequently used form of finance for either US or Canadian venture capitalists … contracts in venture capital finance. Multivariate empirical analyses herein indicate (1) security design is a response to …

External finance is central for nascent entrepreneurs, people in the process of starting new ventures. We argue that … increase the likelihood of obtaining equity finance. Thus, if signals are credible, innovation positively impacts external … that the relation between finance and innovation depends on the stage of a start-up lifecycle. …

External finance is central for nascent entrepreneurs, people in the process of starting new ventures. We argue that … increase the likelihood of obtaining equity finance. Thus, if signals are credible, innovation positively impacts external … that the relation between finance and innovation depends on the stage of a start-up lifecycle. …