Acknowledgments -- Preface -- Introduction -- Deep science disruption -- The US deep science innovation ecosystem -- Deep science and the development of American venture capital -- Diversity breakdown in venture investing -- Fostering diversity in venture investing -- Deep science venture...

Roots -- The student -- Coming to America -- The professor -- Slouching through the depression -- The inflection point -- Founding fathers -- The birth of venture capital -- A star is born -- The first home run -- The takeover -- Venture capital comes of age

This book offers a new explanation why venture capital in investments differ substantially between countries. Recent literature has attributed these differences to differences in the financial architecture and tax regulations. By contrast, this book shows by using simulations of a general...