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Latest academic and industry research papers on venture capital.
Journal of Business Ethics
Navigating the ambiguity of impact investing: How impact venture capitalists access new markets, founders, and capital
A mixed-methods analysis reveals who loses in 'win-win' impact investing by uncovering impact-risk, ambiguity, and ethical tensions that leave certain stakeholders disadvantaged and outlining implications for investors and policy.
2026
… Entrepreneur: Journal of Business Startups and …
Access to Venture Capital and Innovation Output in Early-Stage Startups
Analysis shows that venture-backed early-stage technology startups produce substantially higher innovation output—measured by product development, patent activity, and market expansion—highlighting the strategic role of VC financing in driving innovation-led growth.
2026
… , and the Moral Architecture of Venture Capital and …
The Algorithmic General Partner: Artificial Intelligence, Epistemic Philosophy, and the Moral Architecture of Venture Capital and Private Equity
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2026
Venture Capital
From angel investors to venture capital: fundraising pathways and financial viability in professional esports teams
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2026
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The determinants of a successful venture capital market: analysing economic, stock and bond market influences in the US and EU
Analysis of US and EU venture capital (2007–2023) finds US VC inflows are pro-cyclical and tied to GDP and stock markets, while EU VC is detached from real-economy indicators; bond market weakness depresses VC across both regions and inflation has boosted inflows since 2014, underscoring the need for deeper EU market integration.
2026
Journal of Contemporary Academic …
The Influence of Innovativeness in Attracting Venture Capital Investment Among Tech SMEs in Nasarawa State, Nigeria
Analysis shows that innovativeness significantly boosts venture capital attraction for tech SMEs in Nasarawa State, Nigeria—higher innovation levels strongly correlate with larger investment amounts (r≈0.87–0.91, p<0.01), underscoring the value of tailored innovation frameworks and training to drive funding and growth.
2026
Strategic Change
Gatekeepers of the future: the role of corporate venture capital in corporate artificial intelligence adoptions
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2026
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A Systematic Review of Corporate Venture Capital (CVC) and Independent Venture Capital (IVC) Performance
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2026
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Scaling sustainability: how venture capital shapes impact-driven startups
New research shows VC terms and governance — not founder values alone — determine whether sustainability startups stay mission-aligned, and that written non-negotiables plus outcome-linked KPIs can prevent mission drift.
2026
International Journal of …
Unpacking innovation in technology-based entrepreneurship: the role of venture capital, networks and research capacity in an emerging economy
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2026
International Journal of Global …
Venture Capital Value Creation and Competitive Advantage: Evidence from Indian Digital Startups
2026
… Analysis & Strategic Management
Corporate venture capital (CVC) investments and digital transformation: analysis of moderating effects based on industry level
This paper analyzes the moderating effects of industry level on corporate venture capital investments and digital transformation.
2026
Applied Economics
Opening public data and entrepreneurial activity: Evidence from China
Open Government Data platforms in Chinese cities significantly boost entrepreneurial activity by attracting venture capital, fostering talent, and lowering transaction costs, according to research covering 2008-2021.
2026
Technological Forecasting and Social Change
Unveiling the key determinants of cleantech venture capital investment in India: A study using necessary condition and fuzzy set qualitative comparative analysis
2026
Venture Capital
How does digital empowerment affect venture capital: an empirical study of Chinese manufacturing listed corporations in Growth Enterprise Market
2026
The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Private Equity
Venture Capital Investments in Cleantech Startups
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2025
Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal
Venture capital exit after venture IPO
Analyzes how venture capitalists time and structure their exits following portfolio firms' IPOs and the implications of those exit decisions for investor returns and firm performance.
2025
Sustainable Futures
Emerging technologies in renewable energy: Risk analysis and major investment strategies
Exploring how emerging technologies and novel energy storage solutions can scale renewable energy deployment, the paper analyzes risks and investment strategies—highlighting funding gaps, VC risk frameworks, and adjusted success metrics needed to achieve zero-emission cleantech commercialization.
2025
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Central Angels: How Angel Investor Network Position Influences Venture Capital
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2025
Warsaw Forum of …
Venture Capital as a Growth Catalyst: Founders' Perceptions from German Early-Stage High-Tech Start-Ups
Exploring how German early-stage high-tech founders view venture capital as a growth catalyst, the paper finds VCs excel at easing financial constraints and boosting market visibility but often fall short on strategic advisory, organizational professionalization, and expectation alignment.
2025
At-Tamwil: Journal of Islamic Economics and Finance
Partnership Agreements in Venture Capital-Based Sharia Business Models
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2025
International Journal of Islamic and Middle …
Mapping an Islamic venture capital setup using foresight-based social construction approach
A foresight-driven, stakeholder-informed blueprint for designing an Islamic venture capital (IVC) setup—mapped through social construction tools and multi-stakeholder workshops to outline stages, governance, and outreach strategies for supporting Muslim entrepreneurs in a developing Islamic economy.
2025
Finance Research Letters
Impact of venture capital on total factor productivity: Insights from enterprise-investment institution factor flows
Analysis of China's listed firms (2016–2022) shows venture capital—especially state-backed and corporate/industrial investors—significantly boosts firms' total factor productivity by increasing R&D intensity and innovation, with implications for investment structure and economic efficiency.
2025
Digestive Diseases and Sciences
Venture capital investments in gastroenterology from 2012 to 2022: a window into the future of gastroenterology
Analysis of venture capital investments in gastroenterology from 2012–2022 reveals rapid growth to $33.34B across 3,419 deals (CAGR 15.7%), with pharmaceuticals and biotechnology capturing 64.6% of funding and a 141% surge in pharma/technology investment from 2019–2020, underscoring accelerating investor interest in GI biotech, pharma, and devices.
2025
Jurnal Ilmiah …
The effect of business capital and product innovation on business performance in human resource management
2025
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The Impact of Corporate Venture Capital CVC Investment Strategy on the Innovation Performance of the Parent Company
2025
Turkish Studies-Economics …
Fueling the Future: The Impact of Venture Capital on AI Compute Start-Ups and Sustainable Innovation.
Venture capital investments specifically targeting AI compute and sustainability significantly boost the formation of AI compute start-ups, according to research analyzing data from 11 countries between 2012 and 2024.
2025
… Capital Operations: An Empirical Analysis
Artificial intelligence in venture capital operations: An empirical analysis
This paper empirically analyzes the adoption and impact of artificial intelligence within venture capital firms, noting its increasing integration into business operations since 2022.
2025
The Palgrave encyclopedia of private equity
Venture capital and corporate governance of entrepreneurial ventures
Venture capital significantly influences the corporate governance of entrepreneurial ventures by supplying financial resources, strategic guidance, and expertise throughout their organizational life cycle.
2025
European Journal of Sustainable …
Investor behavior in venture capital investment: an analytical study of Georgian and Central-Eastern European startup markets
This research paper analyzes venture capital investor behaviors and preferences within the startup ecosystems of Georgia and Central Europe, comparing their distinct investment drivers and risk tolerances.
2025
… Innovation & Regulatory …
The Inflation Reduction Act's impact upon early-stage venture capital investments
The Inflation Reduction Act has prompted a shift in early-stage venture capital, favoring large molecule drug development over small molecules targeting the Medicare-aged population due to perceived lower investment risk.
2025
Research in International …
Decentralized autonomous organizations: The new global digital venture capital
Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs) are emerging as a new global digital venture capital model, with this research exploring their differences from traditional VC funds and their impact on the investment landscape.
2025
The journal of technology transfer
Public grants beneficiaries and venture capital-backed firms: a tale of two funding strategies: A. Bellucci et al.
This research explores the distinct characteristics and funding strategies of firms benefiting from public grants versus venture capital, finding that VC-backed companies tend to be more innovative, while grant recipients are often smaller and older.
2025
SHS Web of Conferences
Gender Diversity and Venture Capital Sustainability
New research indicates that the impact of gender diversity on venture capital sustainability is not uniform, but rather varies across different companies within the industry.
2025
Research in International …
Insights for sustainable business practices: Comparative impact of independent and corporate venture capital funding on financial and environmental performance
2025
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Venture capital start-up selection
2025
Romanian Economic and Business Review
ACCELERATORS AS CATALYSTS: HELPING ROMANIAN STARTUPS EXPAND THROUGH WESTERN VENTURE CAPITAL
This analysis explores how war is linguistically defined and understood, examining the profound impact of language on our perception of conflict and its societal implications.
2025
Business Horizons
Venture studios beyond the hype: Key challenges and a way forward
This research decodes the venture studio model by examining its core design choices and challenges, such as unclear missions and misaligned incentives, to foster standardization and stakeholder alignment in this rapidly emerging area of venture creation.
2025
arXiv preprint arXiv …
From Limited Data to Rare-event Prediction: LLM-powered Feature Engineering and Multi-model Learning in Venture Capital
This research presents a framework that uses LLM-powered feature engineering and a multi-model learning architecture to predict rare, high-impact outcomes, particularly in venture capital, by analyzing limited and noisy early-stage data.
2025
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Unlocking Venture Capital Access for Women Entrepreneurs: Practical Strategies to Overcome the Gender Gap in Startup Funding
This research investigates the gender gap in venture capital funding for women entrepreneurs in Sweden, exploring disparities in pitch processes and proposing strategies for investors and entrepreneurs to improve access.
2025
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Role of private equity and venture capital in hospital networks
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2025
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Financial performance analysis of pre-and post-listing of a venture capital backed company quick heal technologies limited
A study on Quick Heal Technologies Limited's financial performance before and after its IPO reveals improved operational efficiency post-listing, while profitability and liquidity remained stable, indicating that the IPO primarily boosted long-term scalability and market credibility.
2025
Journal of Banking Regulation
Regulating Banks' Engagement in Venture Capital: Evidence from Taiwan
This research examines how banks' venture capital engagement affects financial stability, using evidence from Taiwan, and proposes that regulated VC participation can enhance portfolio diversification and reduce default risk, challenging the rationale for strict separation between commercial and investment banking.
2025
Future Business Journal
Unveiling venture capital's disruptive power; fuelling innovation and economic growth in high-impact firms in East Africa
This research explores how venture capital, supported by public policies, fuels innovation and economic growth in East African high-impact firms, transforming them into industry leaders.
2025
SPE Middle East Oil and Gas Show and Conference
Emerging Venture Capital: Trends in the Transition to a Low-Carbon Economy
This analysis explores emerging venture capital trends in the low-carbon economy transition, detailing investment patterns, sectoral shifts towards hydrogen and battery storage, and the benefits of diversified corporate venture strategies.
2025
International Journal of Engineering …
Venture capital and start-up financing: Driving innovation in the US economy
This paper explores how venture capital and start-up funding drive innovation, technological competitiveness, and job creation within the U.S. economy.
2025
… Theory and Practice
Trademarks and Entrepreneurial Firm Success: Theory and Evidence from Venture Capital Investments in Private Firms
2025
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Market Timing in Venture Capital: Evidence from a Quantitative Analysis of US Deals
2025
International Journal of …
EVALUATING INNOVATION IN EQUITY INVESTMENT DECISIONS: INSIGHTS FROM VENTURE CAPITAL, PRIVATE EQUITY AND EQUITY FUND PERSPECTIVES
2025
Applied Economics Letters
Youth entrepreneurship and credit access in sub-Saharan Africa: evidence from Uganda's youth venture capital fund
2025
Small Business Economics
Complementary funding: how location links crowdfunding and venture capital: Torben Klarl
2025
Finance Research Letters
Venture Capital Shareholding, Digital Transformation, and the Economic Resilience of Listed Enterprises
2025
International journal of …
Start-up funding negotiations with venture capitalists: understanding the behaviors and strategies of experienced entrepreneurs
2025
… and Engineering Sciences
Proposing a Strategy for Attracting Foreign Direct Investment in Venture Capital Funds
2025
2025 IEEE International …
The Role of Governmental Support in Strengthening Venture Capital Ecosystems in Developing Economies: Case of Kazakhstan
2025
Annals of Operations Research
Identifying ICO scam risk with PU learning based on features engineering of venture capital
2025
Sharia Oikonomia Law …
Shariah-Compliant Venture Capital: Exploring Financing Models for Startups in Indonesia
Investigating Shariah-Compliant Venture Capital (SCVC) in Indonesia, this paper examines its potential as a startup financing model, its adherence to Islamic principles, and its impact on growth alongside identified challenges.
2025
International Journal of Business Innovation and …
Covenant prioritisation in Indian venture capital partnership agreement with entrepreneur
This study prioritizes covenants within Indian venture capital partnership agreements, revealing that cash flow rights are deemed most important by investors.
2025
Journal of Management & …
How do innovative internet tech startups attract venture capital financing?
Innovative internet tech startups attract venture capital by leveraging factors beyond just entrepreneurial experience, with industrial experience, political background, market-entry order, and business group affiliation proving crucial for investor appeal.
2025
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The role of Initial investment Stage and Venture Capital Reputation in Green Venture Success
This paper examines whether green ventures are as successful as traditional ventures, considering the timing of initial investment and the venture capital firm's reputation.
2025
Research-Technology …
How Investor–Investee Relatedness Matters in Corporate Venture Capital Investment
This research paper investigates how the relatedness of technology and market knowledge within corporate venture capital portfolios affects the innovation performance of corporate investors.
2025
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The Impact of Tax Treaties on Attracting Foreign Private Capital in the Venture Capital Sector: A Comparative Analysis of Finland and Sweden
This research paper analyzes tax treaties between Finland and Sweden, examining their impact on foreign venture capital investors.
2025
… : Empirical Studies for …
Startup success factor A Meta Analysis of venture capital backed companies
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2025
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Open data-driven strategies for Venture Capital firms: Easing decision-making for investments: Leveraging public data to optimize Investment Decisions
This research explores data-driven strategies for Venture Capital firms, focusing on leveraging public data and machine learning to optimize investment decisions in startups.
2025
Venture & Innovation Journal
AI-DRIVEN STARTUPS IN VENTURE ECOSYSTEM: POTENTIAL, ETHICS, AND GLOBAL REGULATORY CHALLENGES
The research paper comprehensively examines the dynamics of AI startup growth in the global investment landscape, ethical principles in AI development, and challenges of cross-border regulatory systems.
2025
Finance Research Letters
The Impact of Early-Stage Venture Capital on Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Enterprises
This research paper investigates the positive effects of early-stage venture capital on innovation and entrepreneurship within Chinese enterprises from 2010 to 2023, considering regional and equity balance differences.
2025
IET Conference Proceedings CP924
Data-driven investment in 2023: venture capital dynamics
This paper explores venture capital dynamics in 2023, specifically within the Artificial Intelligence (AI), Fintech, and Cybersecurity sectors, to understand how efficiently funding is converted into market value.
2025
Nepalese Journal of Finance
Impact of Venture Capital on Startup Success and Economic Growth in Nepal
2025
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Venture Investment Return and Its Influencing Factors Analysis
2025
International …
The Influence of Venture Capital on the Evolution of Payment Strategies in Mergers and Acquisitions: An In-Depth Literature Analysis
2025
Research in Globalization
Asymmetric effects of venture capital on environmental sustainability in OECD nations
2025
Journal of Innovation and Entrepreneurship
The role of venture capital funds in dissemination and development of innovation in Canada
2025
International journal of …
Start-up funding negotiations with venture capitalists: understanding the behaviors and strategies of experienced entrepreneurs
That paper examines how board gender diversity affects corporate tax avoidance, using a global sample.
2025
Contemporary Journal of Social …
Venture Capital and Macroeconomic Performance: An Empirical Assessment of Growth and Employment Dynamics
The research paper empirically assesses the impact of venture capital investments on macroeconomic performance, specifically GDP growth and unemployment, across 13 countries from 2014 to 2021.
2025
Venture Capital
Venture capital and environmental information disclosure by small and medium-sized enterprises in China: a stakeholder theory perspective
This paper analyzes the impact of venture capital institutions on environmental information disclosure by their portfolio companies from the perspective of stakeholder theory.
2025
Digital Repository of Theses-SSBM Geneva
Investigating the Impact of Venture Capital on te Success of Construction Sector SMEs in the UK
This research paper investigates how venture capital impacts the success and growth of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) operating in the construction sector in the UK, exploring the opinions of financial experts regarding venture capital's influence on these businesses.
2025
Вестник науки
THE EFFICIENCY OF VENTURE CAPITAL INVESTMENTS IN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE DEVELOPMENT
This research paper provides a broad analysis of venture financing performance in artificial intelligence, assessing venture investments by considering financial, technological, market, and ecosystem aspects.
2025
Popularization of …
Designing an interpretative structural model of factors affecting venture capital in the entrepreneurial ecosystem of Science and Technology Park of Islamic Azad …
This research paper explores the impact of virtual education on students' academic performance and satisfaction during the COVID-19 pandemic, providing valuable insights into the effectiveness and challenges of online learning.
2025
Studia Universitatis Vasile Goldiș Arad …
Investigation of the Relationship Between Location and Success in Venture Capital Investments: European Context
This research paper investigates the relationship between location and success in venture capital investments within Europe, suggesting that location has a negligible impact on a startup's probability of success.
2025
Journal of Entrepreneurship in …
Attributes of accredited entrepreneurs in emerging economies: evidence from Vietnam venture capital-backed start-ups
This research paper explores the attributes of accredited entrepreneurs/start-ups by venture capital (VC) in Vietnam, identifying factors like founder education and overseas expansion plans that impact success in VC funding rounds.
2025
The Spine Journal
Increasing venture capital investment in spinal surgery: an analysis of investments from 2000 to 2023
This research paper analyzes venture capital investments in spinal surgery companies from 2000 to 2023, revealing a significant increase in funding, especially for noninvasive technologies.
2025
Renewable Energy
Venture Capital and the Resilience of Renewable Energy Enterprises: Nonlinear Relationships and Supply Chain Spillover Effects
This research paper examines how venture capital affects the resilience of renewable energy enterprises, focusing on nonlinear relationships and supply chain spillover effects in China between 2011 and 2022.
2025
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Due Diligence and the Allocation of Venture Capital
This research paper examines how venture capitalists determine the intensity of their due diligence, and how this decision impacts investment results, using cell phone signal data to measure the duration of pre-investment meetings between VCs and startup employees.
2025
Revue Française d'Economie …
Validation of the Entrepreneurs' Financing Decision model: the case of Venture Capital
This research validates the entrepreneurs' financing decision model, built from the theories of planned behavior and self-determination, revealing significant correlations between the variables.
2025
Majapahit Journal of Islamic …
The Influence of Understanding E-Commerce, Accounting Information Systems, and Business Capital on Decision Making in Entrepreneurship
The research paper investigates how e-commerce understanding, accounting information systems, and venture capital impact entrepreneurial decision-making among accounting students at Surabaya State University.
2025
Research in International …
Insights for sustainable business practices: Comparative impact of independent and corporate venture capital funding on financial and environmental …
This research paper analyzes the effects of venture capital financing on the financial and environmental performance of VC-backed companies, comparing the impact of independent and corporate venture capital funding.
2025
Technology in Society
The impact of data elements on urban sustainable development: evidence from the big data policy in China
This research paper investigates the impact of big data policies on urban sustainable development in China, finding that these policies promote sustainability through increased venture capital, talent acquisition, and technology agglomeration in pilot cities.
2025
Finance Research …
The Long-Term Impact of Entrepreneurial Financing on Job Creation Based on the Roles of Venture Capital and Angel Investment
The study examines the long-term effects of angel investment and venture capital on job creation, considering how executives' financial backgrounds moderate these effects.
2025
Sustainability
Impact of Venture Capital on Urban Carbon Emissions: Evidence from the Yangtze River Delta Urban Agglomeration in China
This paper analyzes the impact of venture capital on urban carbon emissions intensity, finding that increasing venture capital scale significantly mitigates the rise in urban carbon emissions in the Yangtze River Delta region of China.
2025
International Journal of Industrial …
Start-up acquisitions, venture capital and innovation: A comparative study of Google, Apple, Facebook, Amazon and Microsoft
This research paper comparatively studies the impact of acquisitions made by Google, Apple, Facebook, Amazon, and Microsoft on venture capital investment and innovation.
2025
The 35th IBIMA …
Evaluation criteria of high-flyer tech startup investments by venture capital firms in indonesia
This research paper analyzes the criteria used by Venture Capital firms to value Indonesian tech startups as high-flyer investments, considering company, product, and market factors.
2025
Technology in Society
The “spider web” of venture capital: An invisible force driving corporate green technology innovation
This paper examines how venture capital network positioning impacts corporate green technology innovation, focusing on knowledge spillover, reputation certification, and supervisory pressure within China's ChiNext board companies.
2025
Construction Management …
Bug or feature? Institutional misalignments between construction technology and venture capital
This research paper explores institutional misalignments between construction technology and venture capital, focusing on conflicts between industry norms and technological advancements and their impact on innovation.
2025
Finance Research Letters
The impact of government data accessibility on cross-regional venture capital investments
This research explores the impact of government data accessibility on venture capital investments across regions, revealing that open government data platforms in China increase cross-regional VC investments by reducing information asymmetry.
2025
Review of Managerial Science
When do entrepreneurs form intermediary relationships? A study of start-ups that use venture capital law firms in fundraising
This research explores how startups strategically employ venture capital law firms as intermediaries to navigate the complexities of securing investments from venture capitalists.
2025
Proceedings of the Sustainability in Emerging …
Performance Quantiles for Venture Capital and Private Equity Affiliated IPO in India
This chapter discusses how venture capitalists and private equity firms can use data analytics to improve investment decisions, covering topics such as deal sourcing, due diligence, and portfolio management.
2025
JURNAL ILMIAH …
THE INFLUENCE OF CAPITAL VENTURE SHARIAH AND MUSYARAKAH TO GROWTH MSME'S IN WEST JAVA
This research paper examines the influence of Capital Venture Shariah and Musyarakah on the growth of MSMEs in West Java, finding that the duration of the contract, the proportion of capital, and profit sharing all affect MSME growth.
2025
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Backing winners or hyping losers? A study on Venture Capital-backed IPOs and long term success in the Nordic stock markets
This thesis analyzes the long-term performance of venture capital-backed IPOs in the Nordic market from 2010 to 2022, finding that VC-backed firms consistently outperform non-backed firms in terms of long-term stock returns.
2025
Small Business Economics
Greening the future: how venture capital nurtures cleantech companies' growth in Europe
This research paper investigates how venture capital financing impacts the growth of cleantech companies in Europe, finding VC to be a viable option for entrepreneurs and emphasizing the need for policies that attract investors to support technologies critical for the green transition.
2025
Pacific-Basin Finance Journal
The impact and mechanism of venture capital on the innovation performance of sci-tech enterprises: Evidence from chinese star market
This research explores the impact of venture capital on the innovation performance of Chinese science and technology enterprises, finding that venture capital improves innovation by enhancing risk-bearing and easing financing constraints.
2025
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