Essays about: "Seed-Stage Funding"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the words Seed-Stage Funding.
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1. INTEREST RATES AND VENTURE CAPITAL INVESTMENTS: Early evidence of the heterogeneous effects of rising interest rates across funding stages
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomiAbstract : This thesis examines the impact of rising central bank interest rates on European venture capital investment activity between 2016 and the first quarter of 2023. Using a comprehensive dataset of 32,832 funding rounds across different funding stages, we run a set of regressions to study the relationship between interest rates and VC investments measured by total invested amounts, number of rounds, and average round size. READ MORE
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2. 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)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
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3. Value Determinants in Seed Stage SaaS Valuation : Main value determinants to consider when conducting a valuation of a seed stage SaaS company
University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)Abstract : One of the single biggest challenges for start-ups is to find the necessary funding to achieve growth. Software-as-a-service (SaaS) companies are no different and rely on seed stage investments to build and develop a service in order to acquire paying customers. READ MORE
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4. Post-COVID Potentials in Mental Health & Wellness Entrepreneurship
University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionenAbstract : We aimed to map out the landscape of the Swedish mental health and wellness technology market in order to show that there is a growing community of mental health entrepreneurs focused on innovation, particularly in post-covid times. Prior to our work, the Swedish Mental Health Tech sector had not been mapped out or explored. READ MORE
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5. Perceptions of Swedish Fund Managers of Equity Crowdfunding
University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/IHH, FöretagsekonomiAbstract : Equity crowdfunding (ECF) is the smallest of four main types of crowdfunding (CF) and has emerged as a new form of investment, where investors receive equity of a company in return for capital. Over the past years, the development of CF has given entrepreneurs the option to seek funding from a new source, instead of relying solely on venture capital (VC) and other sources of funding (Mollick, 2013). READ MORE