..., and discuss how such investments contribute to competence building and sustainable development. Design/methodology/approach In an exploratory study, the authors analyze the characteristics of international venture capital investors and the start-ups receiving funding in Kenya and map their interaction...

...Christian Corsi; Antonio Prencipe Purpose The purpose of this paper is to study the impact of foreign venture capital (VC)/private equity (PE) ownership and other types of foreign investors on the access to external finance, in terms of credit provision, by the independent high-tech small...

... already made. Entrepreneurs could use the information to formulate such business plans that might have a greater chance of being selected for funding by venture capitalists. Over the last several years, venture capitalism has been instrumental in providing necessary finance to entrepreneurs (Hellmann...

...Carlos Cabral-Cardoso; Maria Céu Cortez; Luísa Lopes © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2016 Emerald Group Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only The purpose of this paper is to examine, from the venture capital (VC) managers’ perspective, the impact of the international...

.... Originality/value – This distinction results in the development of a theoretical model which shows how the dual governance mechanisms of control and trust interact with one another to affect confidence in partner cooperation as an entrepreneurial venture raises multiple rounds of venture capital across...

...José Carlos Nunes; Elisabete Gomes Santana Félix; Cesaltina Pacheco Pires Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to identify the importance assigned to the various criteria used by the Portuguese venture capitalists (VCs) to evaluate and select early stage venture capital (VC) projects...

... be problematic, and the situation can be explained from agency theory. Roger Sørheim can be contacted at: rogers@iot.ntnu.no © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 Finance Entrepreneurialism Universities Venture capital Following US trends, there has during the last decade been...

... of the market that are strongly served by existing financial mechanisms. However, there is a perception amongst business support agencies, venture capitalists and entrepreneurs alike that the size of investments in the formal venture capital market has been increasing and that companies seeking investments...

...Truls Erikson Purpose The purpose of this paper is to uncover the strategic nature of formal seed capital in Norway as opposed to equally sized venture capital firms. Design/methodology/approach As the population of Norwegian seed capital firms is embedded in this study, a differential...

... to what extent the biotechnology company managers perceive differences in the governance of their financial and non‐financial partnerships. Biotechnology Information exchange Venture capital Partnership Industrial relations Entrepreneurial firms in high technology industries rely...

... of the firms maybe constrained. Ragnvald makes use of his regional networks in order to bring in new investors: Financial services Individual behaviour Business planning Social audit Venture capital Norway A number of studies have, during the last two decades, shown that entrepreneurial...