We assess whether a VC’s intrinsic commitment to a startup affects investment performance. We proxy for climate change … change in commitment by non-democrat investors. Following these disasters, the performance of non-democrats’ investments in …

Does venture capital (VC) investment yield economic growth? A large literature studies the effect of VC investments on … firm-level activity, but its effects on economic growth are less well understood. We identify the effect of VC investment … hubs are an important contributor to regional economic growth. …