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1. Business Model Changes in the Automobile Industry - A Single Case Study of Volvo Cars
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate SchoolAbstract : The automotive industry's fast-paced environment, digitalization, and electrification have shed light on the significance of the business model (BM) changes. Responding effectively and promptly to the initiative changes and trends is needed for the firms to have profitability. READ MORE
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2. VC Investment Decisions: Hunches, Metrics, or Coin Flips?
University essay fromAbstract : Venture capitalists (VCs) face a complex decision-making process when selecting startups to invest in. This qualitative single case study aims to highlight the factors VCs take into account and how their decisions vary depending on the investment area and startup stage, where previous research has yielded conflicting conclusions. READ MORE
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3. Managing Venture Capital in times of Uncertainty - Fund managers perspective
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionenAbstract : This study aims to investigate the fundraising and investment process of Venture Capital funds and how the managers act during times of increased rates and times of uncertainties. Due to the uncertain times of high inflation and increasing interest rates, pressure has been put on financial markets. READ MORE
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4. Selection Criteria In Governmental and Private Venture Capital - A comparison
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionenAbstract : Companies have, during recent years, increased the amount of venture capital (VC) that they invest in smaller start-ups. Today, private venture capitalists (PVC) and governmental venture capitalists (GVC) have sensed the value of such investments. The available literature comparing the decision criteria between GVCs and PVCs is scarce. READ MORE
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5. 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