Reputation as Capital—How Decentralized Autonomous Organizations Address Shortcomings in the Venture Capital Market

Wulf Kaal ()
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Wulf Kaal: School of Law, University of St. Thomas, Minneapolis, MN 55403, USA

JRFM, 2023, vol. 16, issue 5, 1-14

Abstract: Venture capital (VC) models can be optimized with emerging decentralized technology. There are many disadvantages that come with traditional VC fundraising including illiquidity and ownership struggles, as well as timing. This paper will discuss alternative funding mechanisms that may be available and advantageous to emerging businesses. After discussing the shortcomings of the existing VC market and the rise of alternative early round funding mechanisms, the paper highlights the evolution of VC businesses that are operated by a Decentralized Autonomous Organization (DAO). More specifically, models discussed in this article contribute to the much-needed experimentation with venture capital reputation models.

Keywords: venture capital; Decentralized Autonomous Organization; reputation; decentralized governance; capital; venture funding; finance; token models; cryptocurrencies; feedback effects; emerging technology; tokens; blockchain; distributed ledger technology (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C E F2 F3 G (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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