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The effect of 2022’s economic downturn on the EU venture capital market: a complementary analysis from a venture capital and start-up perspective. The influence of the current economic downturn on the selection criteria of VCs
| Resumo: | This research paper investigates how the current economic downturn affects the EU Venture Capital and start-up market. Hence, to gain a comprehensive market overview, the general impact on investment activity and start-ups was analyzed, before exploring the impact on screening criteria of investments and non-financial value adds of VCs. Expert interviews were therefore conducted with 11 early-stage VCs and 7 start-ups and complemented by investment data of Crunchbase. Findings included a slight decrease in investment activity since Q3 2022, changing investment themes, a focus shift in screening criteria and non-financial value adds as well as changing needs of start-ups. |
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| Autores principais: | Stumpp, Anna |
| Assunto: | Venture capital Start-up Early-stage Economic downturn Investment activity Selection criteria Value add |
| Ano: | 2022 |
| País: | Portugal |
| Tipo de documento: | dissertação de mestrado |
| Tipo de acesso: | acesso aberto |
| Instituição associada: | Universidade Nova de Lisboa |
| Idioma: | inglês |
| Origem: | Repositório Institucional da UNL |
| Resumo: | This research paper investigates how the current economic downturn affects the EU Venture Capital and start-up market. Hence, to gain a comprehensive market overview, the general impact on investment activity and start-ups was analyzed, before exploring the impact on screening criteria of investments and non-financial value adds of VCs. Expert interviews were therefore conducted with 11 early-stage VCs and 7 start-ups and complemented by investment data of Crunchbase. Findings included a slight decrease in investment activity since Q3 2022, changing investment themes, a focus shift in screening criteria and non-financial value adds as well as changing needs of start-ups. |
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