Are technology VC investors a distinct species on the investment market?

Mirjam Knockaert, Bart Clarysse and Andy Lockett

Venture Capital, 2009, vol. 12, issue 4, 267-283

Abstract: We address the question: do technology investors differ from traditional investors? Employing a conjoint methodology, we identified 28 technology investors from a sample of 68 European early stage investors. Comparing the two groups of investors we found that: (1) technology investors were not more likely to receive public funding than traditional investors; (2) technology investors had more investment management experience than traditional investors; and (3) technology investors had more consulting experience than traditional investors. Our research has implications for public policy, aimed at resolving the market failure for high-tech investments, high-tech entrepreneurs looking for venture capital (VC) funding, and VC funds.

Date: 2009
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DOI: 10.1080/13691066.2010.486161

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