Corporate venture capitalists (CVC) invest in entrepreneurial startups for reasons including financial and strategic goals. In high-tech industries CVCs may use direct equity investment to stimulate innovation that is directly relevant to the investing firms' innovation efforts. At the same...

The topic of entrepreneurial finance involves many issues including but not limited to the risks and returns to being an entrepreneur, financial contracting, business planning, capital gaps and the availability of capital, and market booms and busts. This handbook provides a comprehensive...

Vorwort von Dr. Fabian Heilemann -- Danksagung -- Zum Aufbau des Buches -- Mitarbeiterverzeichnis -- Einleitung von Prof. Dr. Anabel Ternès - Wie und warum man Gründer wird -- Teil I: Neue Medien und neue Kommunikation -- Teil II: Sozial und Nachhaltig – für einen guten Zweck -- Teil III:...

We assess whether a VC’s intrinsic commitment to a startup affects investment performance. We proxy for climate change commitment using the political contributions to democrats of the lead VC person on a deal. We find investments by democrats in climate-related startups have 8% higher...

This publication covers seed and early stage financing for high growth companies in OECD and non-OECD countries with a primary focus on angel investment. Angel investment is the primary source of outside equity financing for start-ups in a number of countries, yet it is frequently overlooked as...