Essays about: "business angel fund"

Found 5 essays containing the words business angel fund.

  1. 1. Legitimacy Alignment: The Role of Legitimacy Judgments in the Emergence of New Organizational Forms : An Exploratory Single Case Study about the Angel Investment Organization STOAF and its Emergence into a New Stable Organizational Form.

    University essay from

    Author : Adam Backman; Moritz Scherer; [2023]
    Keywords : legitimacy; organizational form; emergence; business angel; angel investment organization; business angel fund;

    Abstract : Background:Business Angels (BA) and Angel Investment Organizations (AIO) have become an essential source of capital for entrepreneurs, whereas Business Angel Groups (BAG) are the most recent organizational form in which Business Angels organize themselves. However, BAG still face several issues that prevent them from success in the long term, such as identifying the right members and creating membership engagement. READ MORE

  2. 2. Resources influencing the growth of a firm at different stages: A qualitative study of Vietnamese SMEs in the IT Sector

    University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för ekonomi, teknik och naturvetenskap

    Author : Maiful Begum; Dang Hong Thai; [2020]
    Keywords : SME; IT sector; Growth; Growth Stages; Resources;

    Abstract : This research aims to identify the key resources influencing the growth of IT-based SMEs in Vietnam in 5 different growth stages which were developed by Churchill and Lewis (1983); and we also demonstrated the process how such key resources are created, acquired, accumulated and exploited for the growth accordingly. We interviewed 4 founding members of 4 companies to collect the primary data and used some internet sources for secondary data. READ MORE

  3. 3. Funding of Social Enterprises : A case study of high investor engagement funding practices on for-profit social enterprises

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Miles Scherrer; [2016]
    Keywords : Social Enterprise Funding; Social Enterprise; Social Entrepreneurship; Social Entrepreneurs; Bottom-of-the-pyramid; BoP; Venture Philanthropy; Impact Investing; Venture Capital; Angel Investors; Accelerators;

    Abstract : This bachelor thesis evaluates how high-engagement investors contribute to the development and growth of for-profit social enterprises by providing both funding and non-financial advisory services focused on organisational capacity-building. Case studies on three social enterprises describe the structure of funding deals, what considerations affected these due to the high social character of the ventures, and inquire into the relationship between social enterprise and their investors to evaluate how the investors provide value for their investees beyond capital. READ MORE

  4. 4. Crowdfunding : Startups' alternative funding source beyond banks, business angels and venture capitalists.

    University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för industriell ekonomi

    Author : Alban Metelka; [2014]
    Keywords : entrepreneurship; startup; bank; business angel; venture capitalist; crowdfunding;

    Abstract : Entrepreneurship is the ‘lifeblood’ of every economic development. It is a process of identifying ideas and launching a venture, allocating and organising the needed resources and facing the risks and rewards of it. As a research field entrepreneurship is one of the most researched subjects in entrepreneurial finance. READ MORE

  5. 5. The Angel Investor Perspective on Equity Crowdfunding

    University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/IHH, Företagsekonomi

    Author : Marcus Brodersson; Mattias Enerbäck; Mathias Rautiainen; [2014]
    Keywords : Equity Crowdfunding; Crowdfunding; The Crowd; Angel Investor; Swedish Angel Investor; Swedish Angel Investors; Business Angel; Equity Gap; Fundraising; Capital Raise; Early Stage Funding; Entrepreneurial Funding; Investing;

    Abstract : This thesis explores the rapidly growing phenomenon of equity crowdfunding from the perspective of professional investors. The aim was to contribute to the relatively thin aca-demic field of equity crowdfunding, shedding light on why it is yet to be recognized as an important instrument for raising capital and provide suggestions for improvement. READ MORE