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Showing 1 to 14 of 14 for “"venture capital funds"”.
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How effective are state venture capital funds in leveraging private sector financing : a case study of the Massachusetts Community Development Finance Corporation's Venture Fund
Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 1997.
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The Determinants of Success in Venture Capital Finance
The determinants of success in venture capital financing are explored in this manuscript. 1247 venture capital funds formed over a twenty-year time period are empirically analyzed with results that support theoretical research from extant finance and economics literature. Venture capitalists' …
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An empirical examination of factors that influence venture capital investment and the location of funds
… who contribute to economic growth have looked to venture capital firms as a major source of financing. This thesis tests the significance of explanatory variables for investment in venture capital at both the national and regional levels. The explanatory variables predicting national new …
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Venture Capital and Human Capital Patterns in Dual Use Hardware Startups in the United States and United Kingdom
… funding: federal grant money, private sector venture capital funds, or other financing options. I also study key employees associated with the companies to understand the academic backgrounds and professional experiences of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Technology Officer who likely …
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Lasting social impact : Community Development Venture Capital investing
Community Development Venture Capital Funds (CDVC) funds are an emerging group of Community Development Financial Institutions, that make equity investments in businesses in economically distressed areas. As equity investors, CDVC funds, like mainstream VC funds, exit investments to generate …
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Venture capital industry development in the Hong Kong and Pearl River Delta Region
Venture capital has been the initial source of capital for some of the most visible new firms in the United States for the past decades. The well-known multinational high-tech companies such as Intel, Apple Computer, and Microsoft, were all backed by venture capital funds at their inception. Thus, …
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Corporate accelerators : a study on prevalence, sponsorship, and strategy
… a level of presence close to that of corporate venture capital funds. While growth has been slowing down recently, I argue that corporate accelerators are well-suited to becoming a permanent element in the startup ecosystem and that they are likely to capture market share from non-corporate …
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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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Growth Investment Matrix: A Framework Linking Corporate Venture Capital Investment with Business Growth Strategy
This thesis explores the role of corporate venture capital (CVC) investment in business growth strategy. It is particularly concerned with identifying the CVC investment options for business development and growth. Business growth strategy involves choices of products (and services) or markets for …
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Two Essays in Finance: Momentum Loses its Momentum, and Venture Capital Liquidity Pressure
… in market efficiency. We study the impact of venture capital funds' (VC) liquidity concerns on the timing and outcome of their portfolio firms' exit events. We find that VC funds approaching the end of their lifespan are more likely to exit during cold exit market conditions. Such late exits …
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The impact of strategic investment on success of capital-intensive ventures
… and semiconductors, have used corporate venture capital as a lever to access and screen technological advances, and to drive innovation outside the traditional firm boundaries. Recent years have witnessed emergence of a new wave of corporate venture capital funds that increasingly …
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Essays in Corporate Finance
… incomes of GPs are affected by their current funds’ performance not only directly, through carried interest profit-sharing provisions, but also indirectly by the effect of the current fund’s performance on GP’s abilities to raise capital for future funds. In the context of a rational learning …
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Three essays on contracting and corporate financing
… abstracts for each chapter. Chapter 1: How Are Venture Capitalists Rewarded? The Economics of Venture Capital Partnerships We propose a simple model showing how investors, venture capitalists (VCs), and entrepreneurs form venture capital funds (VCFs). Investors' demand for VC services depends on …