The effect of venture capitalists straying from their industry comfort zones

Tyler J. Hull

Journal of Business Venturing Insights, 2021, vol. 16, issue C

Abstract: I empirically test and find evidence that venture capital industry experience is more informative and impactful in venture capital investment when measured at the low non-aggregated industry level. Additional evidence shows that venture capital investments made outside of a venture capitalist's preferred investment industry suffer from significant decreases in exit success likelihood. This effect becomes stronger the more distant the investment industry is from the venture capitalist's preferred investment industry.

Keywords: Venture capital; Specialization; Industry experience (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jbvi.2021.e00266

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