Essays about: "Early stage investing"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 21 essays containing the words Early stage investing.

1. 1. How Venture Capital Could Use Large Language Models to Screen Sustainability Impact Startups

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Miljö- och energisystem

   Author : Måns Vilhelm Tivenius; Karl-Gustav Elf; [2023]
   Keywords : Large Language Models; Venture Capital; Impact Investing; Prompt Engineering; GPT-4; ChatGPT; Impact; Sustainability; Artificial Intelligence; Startup success; Impact startup; Impact measurement; Screening; AI for good; Technology and Engineering;

   Abstract : This study investigates the potential of large language models (LLMs), such as ChatGPT, to aid venture capitalists in the screening of startups that maximize sustainability impact. To determine the scope that maximizes impact for venture capitalists' and to identify effective screening criteria, the study utilized theoretical research and interviews. READ MORE

3. 2. Global Impact Investors’ Assessment of Early-Stage Social Ventures Through Digital Signals

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Ayesha Khalid; Dian Anindya Pramudito; [2023]
   Keywords : Impact Investing; Impact Investor; Social Venture; Social Entrepreneurship; Investment Decision Making; Digital Signalling; Early Stage Venture; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : Over the past decades, social impact investment has become popular because of its potential to solve pertinent world problems by financing social enterprises. This study focuses on assessing the influence of digital signals towards impact investors’ decision-making process when evaluating early-stage social ventures using digital media, by conducting exploratory qualitative research (semi-structured interviews) with 14 global impact investors (equity) who are investing in social ventures from pre-seed to series A stage. READ MORE

4. 3. Green Activities and Data Centres in a Circular Economy : A study focused on the drivers and challenges when conducting resource-efficient investments on the Stockholm real estate market in light of the EU Taxonomy

   University essay from KTH/Fastighetsekonomi och finans

   Author : Sofia Hedman; Kiana Hosseini Madani; [2023]
   Keywords : Commercial real estate; green investments; stakeholders; EU taxonomy; data centre; resource efficiency; Kommersiella fastigheter; gröna investeringar; intressenter; EU taxonomin; datacenter; resurseffektivisering;

   Abstract : This study examines drivers, challenges, and stakeholder perceptions of resource-efficient investments in the Stockholm real estate market under the EU Taxonomy. It is focused on a green activity involving repurposing energy waste and explores its value through a case study. READ MORE

5. 4. Developing the Impact Measurement and Management process of Swedish University Holding Companies

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för samhällsbyggnad och industriell teknik

   Author : Jacob Ekholm; Alexander Landberg Salomonsson; [2022]
   Keywords : impact measurement; sustainability metrics; sustainable investing; university holding company; venture capital;

   Abstract : Global sustainability challenges are becoming increasingly more severe and the deadline for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set in Agenda 2030 is approaching rapidly. Venture capital investments in sustainable start-up businesses is considered to be a key success factor for a long-term sustainable development across the globe. READ MORE

6. 5. Impact Investing in Venture Capital - Combining Impact with Financial Return: Case Study of Norrsken VC's Investment in Elypta

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

   Author : Lucas Rintala; Emils Seilis; [2022]
   Keywords : Venture Capital; Impact Investing; Impact Assessment; Private Partnership Contracts;

   Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to investigate how an impact venture capital fund defines and measures impact, incorporates impact assessment in the decision-making process, and mitigates the multitasking problem. We perform an in-depth case study of Norrsken VC and its investment in the early-stage start-up Elypta. READ MORE