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Title:

Social capital of venture capitalists and start-up funding

Document type:
Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Author(s):
Alexy, Oliver; Block, Joern; Sandner, Philipp; Ter Wal, Anne
Non-TUM Co-author(s):
ja
Cooperation:
-
Abstract:
How does the social capital of venture capitalists (VCs) affect the funding of start-ups? By building on the rich social capital literature, we hypothesize a positive effect of VCs’ social capital, derived from past syndication, on the amount of money that start-ups receive. Specifically, we argue that both structural and relational aspects of VCs’ social networks provide VCs with superior access to information about current investment objects and opportunities to leverage them in the future, in...     »
Keywords:
Business and Economics
Intellectual Contribution:
Discipline-based Research
Journal title:
Small Business Economics
Year:
2012
Journal volume:
39
Journal issue:
4
Pages contribution:
835-851
Fulltext / DOI:
doi:10.1007/s11187-011-9337-4
Judgement review:
0
Key publication:
Nein
Peer reviewed:
Ja
International:
Ja
Book review:
Nein
Commissioned:
not commissioned
Professional Journal:
Nein
Technology:
Nein
Interdisciplinarity:
Nein
Mission statement:
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