Innovative start-ups can create and shape new industries and generate considerable
economic and societal impacts. Accordingly, a variety of policy initiatives are aimed at …

Recognizing the importance of various types of artifacts for entrepreneurship, design
science (DS) has been proposed as an inclusive approach that combines relevance and …

Research suggests that public subsidies for newly founded firms have a positive effect on
follow-on financing, in particular on Venture Capital (VC), through providing certification and …

Our purpose is to clarify the microfoundations of open innovation (OI) in young innovative
companies (YICs) in partnering with large multi-national enterprises (MNEs). Despite the …

While the academic literature on entrepreneurial finance has expanded exponentially, many
gaps in our knowledge remain. This is driven by digitalization impacting the development of …

As an important innovation flow, venture capital has been examined in urban network
research. However, the segmentation of capital categories and the cross-scale connection of …

This paper assesses the financing gap faced by innovative start-ups in the European Union
(EU) when they reach the scaling-up stage of their development. It draws on data collected …

Early-stage small-and medium-sized enterprise (SME) cleantech innovation, if properly
funded, can initiate disruptive low-carbon reduction impacts across a wide range of sectors …

This descriptive study aims at examining to which extent, and by which means governments
intervene in the private venture capital market. To do so, we present original primary data …

Purpose Which venture capital is more beneficial in the product innovation of
entrepreneurial ventures? The authors study the drawbacks and different effects of corporate …