Essays about: "Funding a Business Venture"

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1. 1. Analysis of setups and investment processes within university affiliated venture capitals : A descriptive multi-case study

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

   Author : Andreas Schuler; Hannes Rannversson; [2023]
   Keywords : Venture Capital; University-affiliated venture capital; Investments;

   Abstract : With the increasing importance of the third mission of universities, namely the commercialisation of science and research, universities have established various mechanisms such as technology transfer offices, business incubators and more. Since many investors tend not to invest in university spin-offs and start-ups due to the risk associated with their early stage, universities have established their own investment units, referred to as university-affiliated venture capital, to provide funding for university spin-offs and start-ups. READ MORE

3. 2. Private Equity and Venture Capital Investment Attractiveness

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Samuel Dahlman; Kimiya Esphabodi; [2023]
   Keywords : Business and Economics;

   Abstract : This paper is a cross-country study on how national culture affects institutional private equity and venture capital investments in Europe and is based on the previous works of Groh, Liechtenstein and Lieser (2010) and Hofstede, Hofstede and Minkov (2011). We argue that national culture affects capital allocation and that this parameter is often missing in the contemporary discourse on the drivers of investments. READ MORE

4. 3. Macro-based Adjustment Factors for Valuations in Venture Capital

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Tomás Pinto; [2023]
   Keywords : Valuation; Start-ups; VCM; Multiples Approach; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : This paper focuses on creating macro-based adjustment factors which can be applied to the valuation of start-up companies. Since start-up companies are private, market valuations are limited to events such as funding rounds or M&A transactions, which happen only at discrete points in time. READ MORE

5. 4. 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

6. 5. 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