A capital partnership: how human and venture capital affect the growth of high-tech start-ups

2009 ◽  
Vol 18 (7-8) ◽  
pp. 231-239 ◽  
Author(s):  
Massimo G. Colombo ◽  
Luca Grilli
Keyword(s):  
Venture Capital ◽  
High Tech ◽  
Start Ups

Venture capital and high-tech start-ups

2010 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 261-266 ◽  
Author(s):  
Massimo G. Colombo ◽  
Terttu Luukkonen ◽  
Philippe Mustar ◽  
Mike Wright
Keyword(s):  
Venture Capital ◽  
High Tech ◽  
Start Ups

scholarly journals How Government Venture Capital Guiding Funds Work in Financing High-Tech Start-Ups in China: A ‘Strategic Exchange’ Perspective

2013 ◽  
Vol 22 (7-8) ◽  
pp. 417-429 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jinmin Wang ◽  
Jing Wang ◽  
Hua Ni ◽  
Shaowei He
Keyword(s):  
Venture Capital ◽  
High Tech ◽  
Start Ups

Urban Start-up Districts: Mapping Venture Capital and Start-up Activity Across ZIP Codes

2018 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 99-118 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard Florida ◽  
Karen M. King
Keyword(s):  
Venture Capital ◽  
Capital Investment ◽  
The United States ◽  
Urban Neighborhoods ◽  
High Tech ◽  
Urban Theory ◽  
Venture Capital Investment ◽  
Technology Industry ◽  
Start Up ◽  
Start Ups

Previous research has identified the clustering of high-tech industries, entrepreneurial start-ups, and venture capital across metropolitan areas. Using detailed ZIP code data on start-up activity and venture capital investment, this research tests three hypotheses informed by urban theory on the clustering of innovation, entrepreneurship, and high-technology industry: (1) that start-up activity and venture capital investment will concentrate in distinct microclusters within metro areas, (2) that a substantial level of start-up activity and venture capital investment will cluster in dense urban neighborhoods or ZIP codes, and (3) that the clustering of start-ups and venture capital investment will vary by industry or type of technology. The authors find evidence to support all three. Start-up activity and venture capital investment are concentrated in a relatively small number of ZIP codes in the United States, the majority of which are in dense urban neighborhoods, and this clustering varies by industry and type of technology.

scholarly journals Local competence building and international venture capital in low-income countries

2018 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 447-482 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Stefan Hain ◽  
Roman Jurowetzki
Keyword(s):  
Venture Capital ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Low Income Countries ◽  
High Tech ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Start Ups ◽  
International Venture ◽  
Shed Light

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to shed light on the changing pattern and characteristics of international financial flows in the emerging entrepreneurial ecosystems of Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), provide a novel taxonomy to classify and analyze them, 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. The authors proceed by developing a novel taxonomy, classifying investors according to their main rationales (for-profit-for-impact), and start-ups according to the locus of needs and markets addressed by the start-up (local-global) and the locus of the start-ups capacity and knowledge (local-global). Findings The authors observe a new type of mainly western investors who support innovative ideas in SSA by identifying and investing in domestically developed technical innovations with the potential to address global market needs. The authors find such innovations to be mainly developed at the intersect of global and local knowledge. Originality/value The authors shed light on the – up to now – under-researched emerging phenomenon of international high-tech investments in SSA, and develop a novel taxonomy of technology investments in low-income countries, guiding further research on the conditions, impact, practical, and policy implications of this new form of finance flows.

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