Banks versus Venture Capital

Masako Ueda

No 3411, CEPR Discussion Papers from C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers

Abstract: Why do some start-up firms raise funds from banks and others from venture capitalists? To answer this question, I study a model in which the venture capitalist can evaluate the entrepreneur?s project more accurately than the bank but can also threaten to steal it from the entrepreneur. The implications of the model are consistent with empirical regularities of start-up financing. The model implies that the characteristics of a firm financing from venture capitalists are low collateral, high growth, high risk, and high profitability. The model also suggests that tighter protection of intellectual property rights has contributed to the recent dramatic growth of the US venture capital industry.

Keywords: Bank; Venture capital; Intellectual property rights (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: G24 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2002-06
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