Essays about: "Entrepreneurial Funding"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 52 essays containing the words Entrepreneurial Funding.

  1. 1. Venture Capital Money, must be Funny, in a Rich Man’s World : A Qualitative Study About How Women Entrepreneurs Successfully Raise Venture Capital

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för ekonomisk och industriell utveckling; Linköpings universitet/Filosofiska fakulteten

    Author : Klara Eklöf; Moa Eriksson; [2023]
    Keywords : Women entrepreneur; Venture capital; Entrepreneurship; Gender gap; Gender equality;

    Abstract : Entrepreneurs who need funding often turn to the venture capital industry. In Sweden, women entrepreneurs represent a third of the total number of entrepreneurs. Meanwhile, women-owned businesses only raise one percent of the total venture capital in Sweden. READ MORE

  3. 2. Using Social Media and Personality Predictions to Anticipate Startup Success

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Matematisk statistik

    Author : Daniel Stenson; [2023]
    Keywords : Machine Learning; Startup Success Predictions; Founder Personalities; Natural Language Processing; Social Media Analysis; Big 5 Personality Framework; Feed-forward Neural Network; XGBoost.; Mathematics and Statistics;

    Abstract : This thesis explores the potential of integrating predicted founder personalities, based on the Big 5 Personality Framework, into Machine Learning (ML) models to enhance the accuracy of early-stage startup success predictions. Leveraging Natural Language Processing (NLP) techniques, we extracted personality insights from founders' tweets, focusing on US startups funded between 2013 and 2015. READ MORE

  4. 3. The Narcissists Wallet: The Nexus between Narcissism and Financial Decision-Making among Aspiring Entrepreneurs

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Axel Janssen; Isabelle Badloe; [2023]
    Keywords : Narcissism; Resource Acquisition; Aspiring Entrepreneurs; Start-Ups; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This study examines how grandiose narcissism affects the resource acquisition of aspiring entrepreneurs. The study's results help bridge a gap in the literature and provide a better understanding of the nexus between narcissism and entrepreneurial finance. READ MORE

  5. 4. Venture Capital ‘Exits’ Profile : An empirical study of venture capital backed exits in the Turkish entrepreneurial ecosystem

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

    Author : Sedat Avsar; [2023]
    Keywords : Entrepreneurial ecosystem; Venture capital; Venture capital backed exits; Startup exits; Turkish venture capital ecosystem; Entreprenöriellt ekosystem; riskkapital; riskkapitalstödda exits; startup exits; turkiskt riskkapitalekosystem;

    Abstract : The impact of venture capital (VC) funding for the entrepreneurial ecosystem and its value for economic development is proved by many studies and the industrial data; which is why it is important to have more insight in this area. Also considering the large risk & uncertainty involved in the VC business and its low success rates, it is particularly important to have insight into VC business performance. READ MORE

  6. 5. Breaking the Ceiling : An Explorative Study on Challenges for Women in Intrapreneurship

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Sofia Christerson; Lynn Winkelhorst; [2023]
    Keywords : Female Intrapreneurs; Female Entrepreneurs; Gendered Nature of Innovating; Challenges for Female intrapreneurs; Challenges for Female entrepreneurs;

    Abstract : That women experience different and even more challenges within the corporate environment than men do is no news. For female entrepreneurs, the challenges they experience entering the entrepreneurial setting have been and are still being researched. READ MORE