Essays about: "Mixed venture capital"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 essays containing the words Mixed venture capital.

1. 1. Does Governmental Venture Capital Spur Innovation? : A comparison with private venture capital in Sweden

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Dennis Astorsdotter; Yunxin Chang; [2021]
   Keywords : Innovation; Patent; Design; Trademark; Venture capital; Private venture capital; Governmental venture capital; Mixed venture capital; Comparison;

   Abstract : Governments have increased their commitment to spur innovation by increasing the amount of venture capital (VC) flowing to the venture capital market over the last decades. Still, research shows that governmental venture capital (GVC) has no impact on innovation. READ MORE

3. 2. Exploring the entrepreneurial barriers and coping strategies of highly academically skilled immigrant entrepreneurs in Sweden: ethnic minority perspectives

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Hannah Barker; Karl Yves Vallin; [2021]
   Keywords : Entrepreneurial barrier; Entrepreneurial Coping Strategy; Highly Academically skilled Immigrant Ethnic Minority Entrepreneur; Highly Academically skilled Entrepreneur; Immigrant Entrepreneur; Ethnic Minority Entrepreneur; Mixed Embeddedness Theoretical Framework; Social Embeddedness; Political-Institutional Embeddedness; Economic Embeddedness; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : The purpose of this study is to explore the entrepreneurial barriers and entrepreneurial coping strategies that highly academically skilled ethnic minority entrepreneurs [EMEs] experience in operating a start-up in Sweden. Semi-structured interviews were carried out with 10 participants to support the inductive nature of this study and to better understand the entrepreneurial experiences of this population group. READ MORE

4. 3. Regional Dimensions of Venture Capital in Sweden

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Harmke Lüken; [2020]
   Keywords : Business and Economics;

   Abstract : Sweden consistently ranks among the most innovative economies in the world. Further, Sweden displays the highest venture capital per capita investments in Europe. From the literature, it can be derived that venture capital is regionally clustered, and that innovation in Sweden occurs in regional innovation systems. READ MORE

5. 4. Venturing into Heavy Industry

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

   Author : Jonathan Dennis; [2019]
   Keywords : Venture capital; cleantech; innovation; finance; investment; sustainability; Nordic region; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : Venture capital (VC) plays a vital role in supporting the development of emerging startup innovation, including cleaner technologies better known as cleantech. The application of VC is, however, distributed unevenly across sectors of the economy, often overlooking difficult to innovate areas such as the industrial sectors. READ MORE

6. 5. Mixed Venture Capital Syndicates: How Independent Venture Capital Firms Evaluate Corporate Venture Capital Arms as Syndication Partners

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Sebastian Misurák; Philip Steen; [2018-07-06]
   Keywords : Venture Capital; Corporate Venture Capital; Independent Venture Capital; Syndicate; Predictability; Value-added Capabilities; Agency Theory; Resource-Based View;

   Abstract : Background and Problem Formulation: Since 2012 there has been a steady increase of corporate venture capital (CVC) activity in The Silicon Valley. In 2017 more than 20 % of the total venture capital investment was made by corporate actors. READ MORE