Investment, Duration, and Exit Strategies for Corporate and Independent Venture Capital‐Backed Start‐Ups

Bing Guo (), Yun Lou and David Pérez‐Castrillo
Authors registered in the RePEc Author Service: David Perez-Castrillo

Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, 2015, vol. 24, issue 2, 415-455

Abstract: We propose a model of investment, duration, and exit strategies for start‐ups backed by venture capital (VC) funds that accounts for the high level of uncertainty, the asymmetry of information between insiders and outsiders, and the discount rate. Our analysis predicts that start‐ups backed by corporate VC funds remain for a longer period of time before exiting and receive larger investment amounts than those financed by independent VC funds. Although a longer duration leads to a higher likelihood of an exit through an acquisition, a larger investment increases the probability of an IPO exit. These predictions find strong empirical support.

Date: 2015
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Working Paper: Investment, Duration, and Exit Strategies for Corporate and Independent Venture Capital-backed Start-ups (2015)
Working Paper: Investment, Duration, and Exit Strategies for Corporate and Independent Venture Capital-backed Start-ups (2012)
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