Essays about: "start-up investments"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 28 essays containing the words start-up investments.

  1. 6. The High Risk and High Reward Game : Performance of Venture Capital Backed IPOs

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för ekonomistyrning och logistik (ELO)

    Author : Johanna Karlsson; Didrik Brinkestam Persson; [2021]
    Keywords : Initial public offerings; venture capital; venture capital backed IPOs; non-venture capital backed IPOs; underpricing; initial first day return; abnormal return;

    Abstract : For start-up businesses, the source of outside capital can be retrieved from the venture capital industry. The venture capital industry has grown substantially over the past 50 years, reaching its pinnacle during the internet bubble in the 1990s and serves as an important contributor to the economy. READ MORE

  3. 7. The Pursuit of Entrepreneurial Opportunities : early-stage investment and initiation of start-ups

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Projekt, innovationer och entreprenörskap; Linköpings universitet/Industriell ekonomi

    Author : Robin Eriksson; Erik Angel; [2021]
    Keywords : Innovation; Entrepreneurship; Investments; Venture Capital; Incubator; Business; Market Need;

    Abstract : The decreasing numbers of investments in early-stage start-ups indicate that fewer start-ups might become scale-ups and later sustainable business, affecting the eco- nomical development. Early-stage investment actors such as venture capital firms (VCs), incubators and business angels select and support investment in different ways. READ MORE

  4. 8. Tanzania’s Perception of Scandinavian Investments in Tanzanian SMEs

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för samhällsbyggnad och industriell teknik

    Author : Luise Kaufmann; [2021]
    Keywords : Tanzanian SMEs; Scandinavian investors; perception of investments; survival and growth; Tanzanian regulations;

    Abstract : Tanzania is developing and their small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) can support economic, social, and technological development. Foreign direct investments (FDI) help Tanzania to sustain its businesses financially. How Tanzanian SMEs perceive the dependence on other countries' investors is unclear. READ MORE

  5. 9. Expansion of the Swedish Deposit Return System for plastic packaging : Challenges and enablers along the value chain of plastics

    University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Author : Esteban Alejandro Rodriguez Novoa; [2020]
    Keywords : Deposit-Return System DRS ; plastic packaging; recycling; circular economy; Swedish plastic value chain; Deposit-Return System DRS ; plastförpackningar; återvinning; cirkulär ekonomi; svensk värdekedja för plast;

    Abstract : Plastic materials are widely used in different applications by the industry. Given its different properties, there is a wide range of utilization opportunities. From an environmental perspective, some of these properties imply a challenge for the recycling of these materials. READ MORE

  6. 10. The emerging public investments in private companies

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Oscar de Bourgh; Pamela Tannoury; [2019-07-02]
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    Abstract : Start-up companies have primarily been financed by venture capitalists but have started to receive increased investments from public investors such as hedge funds, mutual funds and pension funds. In this thesis, we find that companies that receive both venture capital and public investments have a higher probability to undergo an initial public offering or exit through M&A. READ MORE