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Student-run venture capital funds as a funding alternative to meet the challenges of raising for university spin-offs
| Resumo: | A trend toward student-run venture capital funds has emerged more recently. Originating in the US, this concept has also become increasingly established in Europe. According to previous literature, university spin-offs experience a higher degree of information asymmetry and thus greater fundraising challenges. This thesis aims to empirically identify both information asymmetries and untapped potential in German university spin-offs and to compare these with the advantages of student-run venture capital funds. Gained insights are illustrated using the five-year performance review of the most prominent example from the US, the Dorm Room Fund. |
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| Autores principais: | Klamt, Nils Hendrik |
| Assunto: | Entrepreneurship Venture capital University spin-off |
| 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: | A trend toward student-run venture capital funds has emerged more recently. Originating in the US, this concept has also become increasingly established in Europe. According to previous literature, university spin-offs experience a higher degree of information asymmetry and thus greater fundraising challenges. This thesis aims to empirically identify both information asymmetries and untapped potential in German university spin-offs and to compare these with the advantages of student-run venture capital funds. Gained insights are illustrated using the five-year performance review of the most prominent example from the US, the Dorm Room Fund. |
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