Success in Global Venture Capital Investing: Do Institutional and Cultural Differences Matter?

Rajarishi Nahata, Sonali Hazarika and Kishore Tandon

Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, 2014, vol. 49, issue 4, 1039-1070

Abstract: We analyze the impact of institutional and cultural differences on success in global venture capital (VC) investing. In both developed and emerging economies, superior legal rights (and enforcement) and better developed stock markets significantly enhance VC performance. Remarkably, cultural distance between countries of the portfolio company and its lead investor positively affects VC success. Further analysis reveals that cultural differences create incentives for rigorous ex ante screening, improving VC performance. Finally, local VC participation enhances success and mitigates foreign VCs’ “liability of foreignness,” albeit only in developed economies. Our findings follow from analyzing VC investments in nearly 10,000 companies across 30 countries.

Date: 2014
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