"Entrepreneurial finance is a discipline that studies financial resource mobilization, resource allocation, risk moderation, optimization in financial contracting, value creation, and value monetization within the context of entrepreneurship. However, without proper strategic consideration the...

This is the first comprehensive book that aims to understand how the novel coronavirus has impacted the venture capital industry. The analysis suggests that the industry has been undergoing profound changes. Specifically, the book assesses the short- and long-term impact of the economic,...

Part I -- VENTURE CAPITAL AND ITS EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENT IN THE AGE OF COVID_ 1 -- Venture capital prior to the age of COVID_ 2 -- Political reactions and socio-economic consequences of COVID: Implications for venture capital_ PART II -- THE VENTURE CAPITAL INDUSTRY REDEFINED_ 3 -- Transformations...

In spite of the robust development of venture capital that has occurred over the last three decades, returns from venture capital have been declining. This book focuses on a simple question: why? The answer lies in the context of multiple deformations that have occurred throughout the venture...