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Showing 1 to 20 of 30 for “"Venture Capital (VC)"”.
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Exploring the catalytic influence of development finance institutions (DFIs) on South African venture capital (VC)
… (DFIs) have various roles to play in capital markets. Specifically, the three theoretical principles according to which DFIs are supposed to operate are 1) Financial sustainability, 2) Additionality and 3) Catalytic influence. The latter principle means that DFIs are expected, through …
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Exploring the catalytic influence of development finance institutions (DFIs) on South African venture capital (VC)
… (DFIs) have various roles to play in capital markets. Specifically, the three theoretical principles according to which DFIs are supposed to operate are 1) Financial sustainability, 2) Additionality and 3) Catalytic influence. The latter principle means that DFIs are expected, through …
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The role of venture capital in China's technology entrepreneurship development
… development strategies. In the birthplace of venture capital (VC), venture investment has been the fuel of high technology entrepreneurship development, which transformed US economy from a manufacturing- to a knowledge-based economy. By examining the formation and operation of China's venture …
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Venture Capital and private equity in India : systems analysis and development framework
Venture Capital (VC) has been an important driver of innovation, entrepreneurship and economic growth in the U.S. and around the world for the past few decades. The astounding success of Venture Capital prompted various countries' attempts to emulate the U.S. model and create an indigenous venture …
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Value added by venture capitalists : the case of EDC (Export Development Canada)
It is generally well understood that venture capital (VC) is an important and significant source of financing for small firms. Questions revolving around the increased likelihood of a firm backed by Venture Capitalists (VCs) to be export oriented have yet to be fully explored. Responding to this …
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Essays on the implications of contractual cash flow rights for venture capital investment valuation
Venture capital (VC) plays an increasing role as part of the private equity asset class and the general investment continuum. The lack of transparency due to limited reportings and market data obstructs a concise view on VC investment value and performance. This thesis aims to shed some light on VC …
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Asymmetric network ties to elite American universities create differential access to venture capital in Africa
Why is the venture capital (VC) flowing into Africa concentrated in a handful of countries? I reject the popular notion that market size is the primary reason why VC investments only end up in a few countries. Because ties with elite universities are the primary way in which African startup …
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Strategic Shareholders and IPO Disclosure: Evidence from Corporate Venture Capital
This paper exploits the recent rise in corporate venture capitalists (CVC) to examine the effect of shareholders’ strategic incentives on firms’ IPO disclosure. CVCs’ investments are often driven by both financial and strategic incentives. I argue that, due to their strategic incentives, CVCs may …
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VC's decision factor in semiconductor investment
… between the semiconductor industry and venture capital ("VC") industry in China and Taiwan. Taiwan has established an impressive semiconductor industry by encouraging high technology investment for the past two decades; on the other hand, Mainland China is currently emerging as a new and …
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Outside Inside, Inside Around : Leveraging External Innovation Through Strategic Investment
… innovations, a company can implement a Corporate Venture Capital (CVC) Team to evaluate, transition, and develop external innovation for internal company growth. A successful CVC understands the needs of the parent company, captures external venture capital (VC) opportunities, and facilitates the …
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Venture Capital Vs. Trade Credit Financing: Is There A Bias In Favor Of Venture Capital And What Is The Impact On Students?
… education demonstrates a bias favoring venture capital (VC) financing while marginalizing trade credit financing. The effect of this perceived bias was also explored to determine the impact on students studying entrepreneurship.</p> <p>In the history of entrepreneurial studies, …
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Seeds of growth : the challenges of venture capital in the Australian landscape
The Australian venture capital (VC) industry is young and relatively immature compared to the United States. Even though the first Australian VC firm appeared in 1970, the industry remained a niche with low levels of activity until the technology boom of the late 1990s saw many new entrants and …
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Technological innovation, venture formation and resource allocation : the impact of economic downturn on life sciences venture capital and start-ups
… translation of these ideas into useful products. Venture capital (VC) plays a particularly important role in this ecosystem. VC funding is essential to most life sciences companies due to their high research and development costs and long time to market. The economic downturn of 2008 led to a …
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Essays On Corporate Investment Dynamics
… contains two paper. The first, "Volatility and Venture Capital,'" demonstrates that the performance of venture capital (VC) investments load positively on shocks to aggregate return volatility. I document this novel source of risk at the asset-class, fund, and portfolio-company levels. The …
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Emergent Geographies in Green Energy
… technology platforms. Within the United States, venture capital (VC) is playing an active role for the cleantech sector; cleantech encompasses broad themes of sustainability to include electricity as well as materials, buildings, water, energy software, and recycling. Cleantech is among the …
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Sustainable & responsible private equity in Southern Africa: evolutionary strides in a revolution?
… explores whether private equity (PE) and venture capital (VC) firms in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) integrate sustainable and responsible investment (SRI) practices in their investment processes. Also examined were the influences, opportunities and challenges …
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Empirical Studies in International Entrepreneurial Finance
… world as compared with private equity (PE) and venture capital (VC) funds. Angel investors finance small high growth entrepreneurial firms in exchange for equity. Unlike PE/VC funds, which invest capital from institutional investors, angels invest their own money. We compare the impact from …
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Capturing and measuring the strategic value in corporate venture capital
Corporations are increasingly utilizing corporate venture capital (CVC) as a significant component of their external innovation strategy. Over the past several years, these CVCs have grown to contribute a large percentage of all startup funding in the US. The growing role of CVCs in the innovation …
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Resources and Signalling to attract Venture Capital: University Spin-Outs in the UK
… spin-outs (USOs) are able to attract first venture capital (VC) investment. Furthermore, factors including first VC investment are associated with USO’s superior firm performance. The resource-based view (RBV) of the firm is replicated and extended with signalling theory. VC firms …
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Essays on initial public offerings
… The first chapter investigates the impact of venture capital (VC) syndicate size and diversity on the IPO and post-IPO performances of investee companies. We provide evidence that firms backed by larger and more diverse VC syndicates experience greater underpricing and lower post-IPO …
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