The valuation of early-stage ventures represents a difficult and often subjective process and
is characterised by risk and uncertainty. This can be further stressed for technology-driven …

This article analyses whether and how the impact of publicly backed venture capital (VC)
funds varies across regions, depending on their level of innovation intensity and in …

Innovation is the key to the economic development, and enterprises are the foundation of
innovation. Bridging both these elements is the venture capital, who often rely on patents as …

It is argued by many that one of the benefits of the patent system is that it creates a property
right to invention that enables firms to obtain financing for the development of that invention …

This paper explores the role of green innovation in attracting venture capital (VC) financing.
We use a unique dataset that matches information on equity transactions, companies' …

Purpose This paper analyzes the importance given by venture capital (VC) firms to the
different characteristics of the patent portfolio of a young innovative company (YIC). In an …

Prior studies show that access to academic knowledge plays a crucial role in new venture
financing. We extend this research by shifting the focus from the access to academic …

Starting point of the research is the idea that nanotechnologies can become a new vector of
development of economy of developing countries which will allow them to leave the path of …

Patents are the most important tool to protect innovation and support the value creation
process in early-stage financing as well as in Private Capital investments. This work studies …

Technology-based start-ups have long been an important driver of America's economic
growth and competitiveness. But while these firms provide outsized contributions to …