Only a small percentage of startups attract capital from venture capital investors. To determine the factors which owners of startups consider the most important for attracting seed venture investments, the founders of 40 startups in Latvia and Russia were questioned. The researchers compared...

The paper deals with the issues of investment of hybrid and public venture capital funds. The results show that hybrid and public venture capital funds in Latvia in most cases are the first investors. Only a smaller part of these investments are investments of the early stages of funding. The...

The current article examines the issue of financing the micro-enterprises of Latvia by venture capital funds. It considers the number of applications submitted by enterprises to venture capital funds, the number of investments and the amount of the financing granted to enterprises in general and...

The success of startups largely depends on the level of development of the startup ecosystem. Therefore, this article examines a previously unconsidered issue: what is the impact of large exits in countries with a small economy on the development of the startup ecosystem? To answer this...

Venture capital (VC) investments are pro-cyclical in nature, making it much more difficult for startups to attract investments during periods of economic recession than during economic growth. To mitigate the negative effects of the coronavirus crisis on the economy, countries are being forced...