Using the VC industry as a laboratory, we investigate whether incidental in-person interactions between people working in close proximity facilitate their future collaboration on projects of significant economic value. Our analysis exploits urban topological features surrounding VC fund offices...

Research in the area of public policy towards entrepreneurial finance has traditionally been focused on financing gaps, and whether or not government programs successfully address market failures for those financing gaps. More recently, a growing literature has identified externalities across...

pt. 1. The financial community's perspective on the role of private equity -- pt. 2. The entrepreneur's perspective on the role of private equity -- pt. 3. Private equity and the role of public policy in Europe.