Essays about: "Venture Capital"
Showing result 11 - 15 of 316 essays containing the words Venture Capital.
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11. Venture Capital Money, must be Funny, in a Rich Man’s World : A Qualitative Study About How Women Entrepreneurs Successfully Raise Venture Capital
University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för ekonomisk och industriell utveckling; Linköpings universitet/Filosofiska fakultetenAbstract : Entrepreneurs who need funding often turn to the venture capital industry. In Sweden, women entrepreneurs represent a third of the total number of entrepreneurs. Meanwhile, women-owned businesses only raise one percent of the total venture capital in Sweden. READ MORE
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12. Private Equity and Venture Capital Investment Attractiveness
University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionenAbstract : This paper is a cross-country study on how national culture affects institutional private equity and venture capital investments in Europe and is based on the previous works of Groh, Liechtenstein and Lieser (2010) and Hofstede, Hofstede and Minkov (2011). We argue that national culture affects capital allocation and that this parameter is often missing in the contemporary discourse on the drivers of investments. READ MORE
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13. Macro-based Adjustment Factors for Valuations in Venture Capital
University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionenAbstract : This paper focuses on creating macro-based adjustment factors which can be applied to the valuation of start-up companies. Since start-up companies are private, market valuations are limited to events such as funding rounds or M&A transactions, which happen only at discrete points in time. READ MORE
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14. Investing in a Greener Tomorrow : The Role of Sustainability Impact Assessment of Start-ups in Venture Capital Investment Processes
University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)Abstract : Investment decision-making processes within the Venture Capital (VC) industry are increasingly including sustainability impact aspects, particularly when investing in start-ups. However, the lack of a common understanding and standard for measuring sustainability presents a significant challenge. READ MORE
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15. Navigating Impact: A Qualitative Study on Impact Investing in Kenya's Venture Capital Landscape
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomiAbstract : Impact investing has the potential to allocate capital and innovation to address some of the most urgent and complex problems facing humanity and the planet. The purpose of this thesis is to study how impact investing is practiced and perceived in Kenya, mainly from a venture capital professional's perspective. READ MORE