Venture Capital Data: Opportunities and Challenges

Steven Kaplan () and Josh Lerner

No 22500, NBER Working Papers from National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

Abstract: This paper describes the available data and research on venture capital investments and performance. We comment on the challenges inherent in those data and research as well as possible opportunities to do better.

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Date: 2016-08
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Published as Venture Capital Data: Opportunities and Challenges , Steven N. Kaplan, Josh Lerner. in Measuring Entrepreneurial Businesses: Current Knowledge and Challenges , Haltiwanger, Hurst, Miranda, and Schoar. 2017

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