Essays about: "Venture capitalist"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 36 essays containing the words Venture capitalist.

1. 1. Selection Criteria In Governmental and Private Venture Capital - A comparison

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Nils Evheden; Joel Gardestrand; Philip Gerber; [2023-02-27]
   Keywords : Decision criteria; Pre-investment; Venture capital; Swedish venture capital; Private venture capital; Governmental venture capital; and Comparison venture capital.;

   Abstract : 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

3. 2. 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 fakulteten

   Author : Klara Eklöf; Moa Eriksson; [2023]
   Keywords : Women entrepreneur; Venture capital; Entrepreneurship; Gender gap; Gender equality;

   Abstract : 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

4. 3. The First Date: an Investor Pitch

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Cornelia Johansson; Hanna Nilsson; Olle Stigenius; [2023]
   Keywords : Key words: Investment criteria; Pitch assessment; Venture capital firms; Venture capitalist decision-making; Pitch; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : Research question: What investment criteria in a pitch do managers of venture capital firms assess and how does the information presented in the pitch affect their decision-making? Purpose: To examine and contextualize what investment criteria venture capitalists assess in the different levels of a pitch and analyze the effect of the information presented in the pitch on their decision-making. Methodology: A qualitative multiple case study with specific sampling. READ MORE

5. 4. Resolution Without Revolution: Green Capitalism, Ecological Management, and the Carbon Dioxide Removal Industry in the United States

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Humanekologi; Lunds universitet/Kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi

   Author : Jacob Daniel Ferrell; [2023]
   Keywords : carbon dioxide removal; negative emissions; United States; ecological Marxism; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Carbon dioxide removal (CDR) is quickly moving from mere imagination to material reality. As I write, billions of dollars are flowing into this nascent industry from government, philanthropy, and venture capital; this thesis thus attempts to grasp history as it flies. READ MORE

6. 5. How Do Personality Traits of Ecopreneurs Impact the Investment Decision of Sustainable Venture Capitalists?

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Elizabeth Myers; Anne Lotte Offringa; [2022]
   Keywords : Ecopreneur; Sustainable Entrepreneur; Sustainable Venture Capitalist; Personality Traits; Investment Decision; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : Entrepreneurs have certain personality traits that are evaluated by venture capitalists (VCs) when making their investment decision, which have been studied in literature. However, personality traits in ecopreneurs, or sustainable entrepreneurs, that may impact the investment decision of a sustainable venture capitalist (SVC) are not known to have been studied, and therefore warrant research opportunities. READ MORE