scholarly journals Which criteria matter most in the evaluation of venture capital investments?

2014 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 505-527 ◽  
Author(s):  
José Carlos Nunes ◽  
Elisabete Gomes Santana Félix ◽  
Cesaltina Pacheco Pires
Keyword(s):  
Venture Capital ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Management Team ◽  
Venture Capitalists ◽  
Capital Investments ◽  
Share Capital ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Venture Capital Investments ◽  
Public Share

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. Design/methodology/approach – The data were collected through a questionnaire answered by 20 Portuguese VCs. The authors use descriptive statistics techniques and non-parametric tests to identify the most valued criteria and test differences in the importance assigned to the criteria of several types of VCs and investments. Findings – The study reveals that personality and experience of the entrepreneur and of the management team are the most valued groups of criteria. VCs with a majority of private share capital value more the personality of the entrepreneur and management team than the companies with a majority of public share capital. Additionally, the VCs that did not yet internationalize consider the personality of the entrepreneur and management team and the financial aspects, to be more important than the VCs that have already expanded abroad. Originality/value – It provides evidence on the VCs behavior in a small VC market. Since most of the existing literature on this area refer to large VC markets, the present study is important to investigate whether the conclusions reached by the previous studies can be extended to a small VC market. Also, this study is a contribution to the literature on the internationalization of VCs and it is the first study that explores the impact of the VCs being internationalized on the value given to the various selection criteria of early stage VC projects.

Biotech venture capital investments in public equities and performance

2017 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hans Lennart Jeppsson
Keyword(s):  
Venture Capital ◽  
Hedge Funds ◽  
Venture Capitalists ◽  
Investment Horizon ◽  
Capital Investments ◽  
Public Firms ◽  
High Loss ◽  
Dollar Amount ◽  
Venture Capital Investments

This study examines a large sample of venture investments in public equities (VIPEs) in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industry over the period 1995-2014. The results of the study are threefold. First, and contrary to widely held beliefs, there has been no significant increase in the number of VIPEs over time. In fact, both in terms of dollar amount as well as the number of VIPE transactions have actually went down post the record year in 2009. Second, this study documents that returns profiles from the public venture capital market share many similarities to the returns in the private VC market: few big winners, but overall a high loss rate. Approximately seven investments out of ten in public firms generate a loss. Third, the analysis of private investments in public equities shows that venture capitalists outperform other competitors, such as hedge funds and mutual funds. From a management perspective, venture investments in public equity provide several benefits including providing an additional source of potential funding, aligning the investment horizon of venture capitalists with other long-term investors, certifying the quality of the firm and contributing to the long-term success.

scholarly journals Cross-border venture capital investments: The impact of foreignness on returns

2017 ◽  
Vol 49 (5) ◽  
pp. 575-604 ◽  
Author(s):  
Axel Buchner ◽  
Susanne Espenlaub ◽  
Arif Khurshed ◽  
Abdulkadir Mohamed
Keyword(s):  
Venture Capital ◽  
Capital Investments ◽  
Cross Border ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Venture Capital Investments

scholarly journals Factors of the fintech market development in the global economy (the case of the alternative lending)

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 108-127
Author(s):  
Sergey A. Barykin ◽  
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Andrei L. Bulgakov ◽  
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Keyword(s):  
Venture Capital ◽  
Global Economy ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Econometric Model ◽  
Capital Investments ◽  
Economic Activities ◽  
Digital Platforms ◽  
The World ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Venture Capital Investments

Alternative lending is one of the largest segments of the financial technology market in the world which is represented by online platforms specializing in organizing the lending process. The purpose of the article is to assess the impact of key factors on the dynamics of venture capital investments in alternative lending platforms. The objectives of this study are to define the concept of alternative lending, build an econometric model to analyze the factors of development of alternative lending in the world, and interpret the results from the point of view of the prospects for the development of alternative lending. Alternative lending has been defined as a segment of the fintech market that can be characterized as parallel financing of economic activities based on digital platforms through the provision of syndicated loans after decentralized business models. To test the hypotheses of the study, an econometric model was built on the analysis of 5,234 investment transactions completed in the period from 2013 to 2019 in 35 countries of the world and included in the CrunchBase database. According to the model, such factors as the availability of venture capital, the number of workforce, the digital competitiveness of the economy (the factor of future readiness), and the availability of credit information have a significant impact on the dynamics of direct and venture capital investments in alternative lending companies. The obtained results can be considered when improving the national strategy for regulating the alternative lending market, which is especially important for Russia, where the segment of alternative lending is at the stage of stagnation.

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