This article examines how the scientific specialization of universities impacts new firm creation across industries at the local level. In accordance with the Pavitt-Miozzo-Soete taxonomy, we consider eight industry categories, which reflect the characteristics of firms' innovation patterns and,...

We explore the switching dynamic between entrepreneurs and their lead venture capital investors (VCs) with a specific attention to the typology of venture capital funds. In particular, we concentrate on the switching that occurs from a lead independent VC investor (IVC) to a governmental VC...