“IP Is Paramount:” The Significance of IP in Early-Stage Start-Up Investment Decisions

Ulf G. Schaberg
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Ulf G. Schaberg: Intellectual Property Business Partners

A chapter in Intellectual Property Management for Start-ups, 2023, pp 91-116 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Venture capital (VC) investors play an important role in the start-up ecosystem, particularly during early stages. To understand how investors think about intellectual property and what role it plays in their investment decisions, this chapter provides interviews with three experienced VC experts. The interviews confirmed, unsurprisingly, that intellectual property is a very important aspect for VC investors in their investment decision-making process. Investors have clear expectations in certain areas while they are less concerned in others, and clear preferences exist as to how and when intellectual property (IP) should be in the focus during a typical assessment process. A stepwise approach is recommended for founders to gradually and efficiently climb up the ladder of IP savviness, to be prepared to meet investor expectations in the next pitch to unlock access to capital.

Keywords: Venture capital; Interview venture capital investors; Intellectual property; Early-stage investment; Start-up (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-16993-9_6

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