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nnovation is an increasingly knowledge-intensive activity, and the link between such activity, small firms with high growth potential, and their funding through venture capital has been vividly established during the recent technological boom. Venture capital has provided financing for some

This research investigates the venture capital activity in the U.S. cleantech industry in the last decade. It concentrates on the participation of governmental VC actor types in the funding of cleantech start-ups; VC firms experience levels and the likelihood to syndicate cleantech investments

The Taiwanese venture capital industry has played a critical role in the development of the Taiwan it industry. The purpose of this study is to construct and prioritize the intellectual capital measures of venture capital in Taiwan and to formulate a strategy map based on these measures. A

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This study empirically examines how firms manage real options over time in the context of the U.S. venture capital industry. It tracks the venture-capital funding histories of U.S. portfolio companies founded during 1989-1993, and their outcomes, until 2004. An examination of sequential investments

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to establish high technology industries of their own for the sake of restructuring their economic systems. As a result, venture capital has naturally become an issue of concern. In this thesis, I will use the Hong Kong and Pearl River Delta Region as a case study. I generalize the factors that are influencing

This paper studies the gains to productivity from joint work of individuals with different levels of human capital within a firm. The analysis is based on a unique panel data-set which documents partners, investments and investment outcomes of Venture Capital firms in California during 1979-2002. I

This paper examines the role and estimates the economic value of social networks tied to academic institutions in the venture capital industry. I show that having a shared acad-emic background increases the likelihood of matching between entrepreneurs and venture capitalists by 57%. Similarly, a