Essays about: "VC firm"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 27 essays containing the words VC firm.

  1. 11. 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

  3. 12. The Relationship Between Venture Capital and High Growth Firms

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

    Author : Filip Hedman; [2019]
    Keywords : Venture capital; VC; High growth firms; HGF; Firm growth; Economic growth; Innovation; Entrepreneurship; Riskkapital; Snabbväxande företag; Företagstillväxt; Ekonomisk tillväxt; Innovation; Entreprenörskap;

    Abstract : The aim of this study is to investigate the relation between venture capital and the number of high growth firms. Previous research has covered the relation at the firmlevel where the positive effect of venture capital on innovation, firm growth and economic growth has been established. READ MORE

  4. 13. The Post-IPO Performance of Venture Capital-backed Companies - Evidence from the European High-Tech Industry

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Jonas Hollacher; Julia van Holt; [2018]
    Keywords : Venture Capital; Operating Performance; Market Performance; Post-IPO; High-Tech;

    Abstract : This thesis focusses on the question whether VC-backing is positively related to the long-term post-IPO performance of companies. It thereby aims to contribute to the clarification of the broader question whether VC funds create lasting value for European high-tech companies through their financing and continued provision of monitoring and advise services. READ MORE

  5. 14. Underpricing of Sponsor Backed and Non-Sponsor Backed IPOs in US Market

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Jamie Wei Yee Low; Weijie Siow; [2018]
    Keywords : Initial public offering; venture capital; private equity; sponsor; underpricing; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : The dissertation examines the underpricing of sponsor-backed (private equity backed and venture capital backed) and non-sponsor backed initial public offerings (IPOs) listed on all US stock exchanges between January 1997 and December 2017. The authors identify 403 PE-backed IPOs, 179 VC-backed IPOs and 1469 non-sponsor (non-PE and non-VC) backed IPOs. READ MORE

  6. 15. The Role of Venture Capital Backing in the Underpricing and Long-Run Performance of Chinese IPOs

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Jonathan Johansson; Eric Abrahamsson; [2017]
    Keywords : Venture Capital; IPO; Underpricing; Long-run performance;

    Abstract : We investigate the role of venture capital (VC) backing in the underpricing and long-run performance of initial public offerings (IPOs) in China from 2004 to 2012. China provides a unique contextual setting for conducting such an examination with a regulatory framework in the going public process vastly different from its western peers. READ MORE