Investment Policies by Venture Capital Firms and Government Development Foundations

Editorial Introduction
  • Sten A. Thore

Abstract

Sometimes, a private corporation will seek funding for a new R&D venture from a venture capitalist, or from a government development foundation. The operations of venture capitalist firms are described.

Key words

Venture capitalist government development foundation government development bank startup companies project evaluation seed capital venture deals exit strategy 

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References

  1. Tyebjee, T. and Bruno, A. (1984). “A Model of Venture Capitalist Investment Activity,” Management Science Vol. 30:9, pp. 1051–1066.CrossRefGoogle Scholar

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© Springer Science+Business Media New York 2002

Authors and Affiliations

  • Sten A. Thore
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  1. 1.IC2 InstituteThe University of TexasAustinUSA
  2. 2.Instituto Superior TécnicoLisbonPortugal

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