Essays about: "model venture capital"

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  1. 1. How Venture Capital Could Use Large Language Models to Screen Sustainability Impact Startups

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Miljö- och energisystem

    Author : Måns Vilhelm Tivenius; Karl-Gustav Elf; [2023]
    Keywords : Large Language Models; Venture Capital; Impact Investing; Prompt Engineering; GPT-4; ChatGPT; Impact; Sustainability; Artificial Intelligence; Startup success; Impact startup; Impact measurement; Screening; AI for good; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : This study investigates the potential of large language models (LLMs), such as ChatGPT, to aid venture capitalists in the screening of startups that maximize sustainability impact. To determine the scope that maximizes impact for venture capitalists' and to identify effective screening criteria, the study utilized theoretical research and interviews. READ MORE

  2. 2. Macro-based Adjustment Factors for Valuations in Venture Capital

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Tomás Pinto; [2023]
    Keywords : Valuation; Start-ups; VCM; Multiples Approach; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : 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

  3. 3. A Transformer-Based Scoring Approach for Startup Success Prediction : Utilizing Deep Learning Architectures and Multivariate Time Series Classification to Predict Successful Companies

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

    Author : Gustaf Halvardsson; [2023]
    Keywords : Machine learning; Time Series Classification; Transformers; Gated Recurrent Unit; Venture Capital; Maskininlärning; tidsseriesklassifiering; Transformer; Gated Recurrent Unit; riskkapital;

    Abstract : The Transformer, an attention-based deep learning architecture, has shown promising capabilities in both Natural Language Processing and Computer Vision. Recently, it has also been applied to time series classification, which has traditionally used statistical methods or the Gated Recurrent Unit (GRU). READ MORE

  4. 4. 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. 5. A comparison of the innovation performance of European entrepreneurial firms backed by Corporate Venture Capital and Independent Venture Capital

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Suzanne Mooren; James Gibbons; [2023]
    Keywords : Corporate Venture Capital; Independent Venture Capital; Innovation; Publicly Owned Firms; Europe;

    Abstract : Corporate venture capital (CVC) has seen an enormous rise in Europe over the past decade, however, has been scarcely researched in terms of its impact on innovation. This paper is the first one to examine the impact of corporate venture capital (CVC) on the innovation, measured as number of patents granted and number of citations per patent, of public portfolio firms in comparison to firms backed by independent venture capital (IVC) in Europe. READ MORE