University spin-out companies face major impediment ofaccess to venture capital. Using a finance pecking order perspective, thisstudy examines the problems that university spin-out (USO) companies face whenseeking venture capital. Focus is on USOs that are expected to have growthprospects but...

This paper examines the dynamics of university spin-out company development, based on an in-depth, longitudinal case study of some of the spin-out activities of one of the longest established technology transfer organisations in the UK. The different types of resource flows between this...

University spin-outs have been receivingprominent attention as a means ofuniversity research commercialization.This preliminary assessment sought to determine the significance of thereported numbers of university spin-outs and the weight that should be put ontheir interpretation. Also considered...