We develop a taxonomy – Oxford Venture Ecosystem Taxonomy (OVET) -- to classify technology startup ventures along six dimensions: 1) the area of work, 2) purpose of technology use, 3) types of clients, 4) value capture strategy, 5) founder and funder characteristics, and 6) geographical...

"This paper examines the impact of government-sponsored venture capitalists (GVCs) on the success of enterprises. Using international enterprise-level data, we identify a surprising non-monotonicity in the effect of GVC on the likelihood of exit via initial public offerings (IPOs) or third party...