Drag-Along Right is a common demand of venture capitalists: when certain shareholders (or shareholders representing a defined minimum percentage of the total number of shares) agree to sell their shares, the rest of the shareholders are forced to go along and sell their shares as well. Compare ...
Employing an inductive case study method, our study shows that value-adding activities engaged in by PhVCs are similar to the activities carried out by traditional venture capitalists. Further, we find self-efficacy and goal setting theories to be particularly relevant in studying why PhVCs engage...
Employing an inductive case study method, our study shows that value-adding activities engaged in by PhVCs are similar to the activities carried out by traditional venture capitalists. Further, we find self-efficacy and goal setting theories to be particularly relevant in studying why PhVCs engage...
Specifically, the case helps students understand how VC firms get access to potential investment opportunities, how the firm's managers assess these opportunities, how investments are carried out, monitored and divested and how venture capitalists are compensated. The case also illustrates dramatically ...
” and it’s the theme for corporate venture capitalists in 2024, said Counterpart Ventures cofounder and partner Patrick Eggen. “Hey parents, leave your CVCs alone,” Eggen told Fortune. In this case, the parents are large companies who have in-house venture capital arms and who have a ...
It is crucial for startups, enablers, and venture capitalists to be plugged into a community that allows them to thrive in the long run. This was why JTC, a government agency in charge of Singapore’s industrial development, started LaunchPad. Located at one-north and Jurong Innovation Distr...
Fast Track Initiative, which was launched in 2003, is a venture capital specializing in life science and healthcare. Most of our capitalists are specialists in the medical and pharmaceutical fields. One of our major management philosophies is to make investments that support and promote industry-aca...
The effect of government support is greater for high-tech industries, especially in the regions where there are active venture capitalists. The quality rather than the quantity of aids matters. The companies supported by the SBIR tended to attract venture capital investments, and in turn, further ...
together they wowed venture capitalists on both coasts. Backed by $12.5 million from Lucent and three leading VC outfits-Charles River Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners and Pequot Capital-Flarion was launched this February. Johnnson signed on as director of business development, and Laroia became ch...
all share classes will get their full share of the exit proceeds. In a distressed fire sale exit typically only the share classes close to the top of the stack has any value. Liquidation preference is commonly used by venture capitalists to ensure they see at least some return on their inve...