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Fostering entrepreneurial investment decision in medical technology ventures in a changing business environment

Keppler, Sonja Bettina; Olaru, Marieta; Marin, Georgiana - In: Amfiteatru economic : an economic and business research … 17 (2015) 38, pp. 390-407

This paper presents the results obtained from a survey among public and private venture capitalists from countries which attract a large amount of venture capital investment: Germany, Switzerland, Austria and Israel. The objective is to investigate venture capitalists’ investment criteria for...

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Do company builders create jobs? : examining the rise of incubation finance in Germany

Scheuplein, Christoph; Kahl, Julian - 2017

Over the past decade, new types of business incubation have been developed. One particularly prominent example is company builders, which use their own resources to build up companies, establishing numerous companies in a series. In doing so, this investor type facilitates internal and external...

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The value of innovation for EIF-backed startups

Signore, Simone; Torfs, Wouter - 2017

The creation of value through innovation is among the defining traits of new technology-driven ventures. In this paper we contribute to the literature by investigating the value of innovations for start-ups supported by EIF in the years 1996 to 2014, as measured through patent applications. The...

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Growth patterns of EIF-backed startups

Signore, Simone - 2016

Start-up growth is often treated as a stylised fact, despite an extensive research body composed of divergent theories and empirical findings. Against this background, this work contributes to the literature by analysing a hand-collected dataset of 2,951 EIF-backed VC start-ups. Section 2...

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Stereotypes about Successful Entrepreneurs

Lyonnet, Victor; Stern, Léa - 2023

What comes to mind when thinking about a successful entrepreneur? Belief formation models suggest that what comes to mind is an oversimplified picture of the characteristics of successful entrepreneurs, i.e, stereotypes about successful entrepreneurs. Using French administrative data on 48,767...

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The impact of VC on the exit and innovation outcomes of EIF-backed start-ups

Pavlova, Elitsa; Signore, Simone - 2021

We use competing risks methods to investigate the causal link between venture capital (VC) investments supported by the EIF and the exit prospects and patenting activity of young and innovative firms. Using a novel dataset covering European start-ups receiving VC financing in the years 2007 to...

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Corporate venture capital and the nature of innovation

Maxiny, Hannes - 2017

This paper investigates a model where two corporate venture capital firms (CVCs) decide whether to finance a new venture stand-alone or together, called syndication. The CVCs obtain a cash flow if the venture succeeds. In addition, the venture has a positive or negative effect on an asset of the...

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Conflicting fiduciary duties and fire sales of VC-backed start-ups

Bian, Bo; Li, Yingxiang; Nigro, Casimiro A. - 2022

This paper studies the interactions between corporate law and VC exits by acquisitions, an increasingly common source of VC-related litigation. We find that transactions by VC funds under liquidity pressure are characterized by (i) a substantially lower sale price; (ii) a greater probability of...

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Venture capital and growth of young high-tech firms in the EU : a systematic review of the empirical evidence

Pantea, Smaranda; Tkacik, Marcel - 2021

This study contributes to the debate on VC-related policies that aim to support the growth of young high-tech firms in the EU. The study provides a systematic review of the results of 22 firm-level studies that estimate causal effects of VC using counterfactual impact evaluation methods and data...

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Risky business : venture capital, pivoting and scaling

Norbäck, Pehr-Johan; Persson, Lars; Tåg, Joacim - 2024

The creation and scaling of startups are inherently linked to risk-taking, with various types of owners handling these …, introduce ”exit costs” that make high-risk strategies more attractive to VC-backed startups. Moreover, an active VC market … presence of VC intensifies research risk among established firms, as their research initiatives are strategic complements to …

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