This research work focuses on the factors which lead investors to finance university spin-outs. The achieved results related to spin-out companies in the United Kingdom are based on empirical evidence from Imperial College London. The characteristics of a sample of 557 university spin-outs have been examined in order to understand the investors’ attitude towards financing this typology of companies. The outputs of this study demonstrate that official spin-out companies supported by Imperial College are more likely to receive an investment. Furthermore, it is also shown that investors are not inclined to finance academic spin-outs in which the board of directors includes academics who are mainly involved in researching and teaching activitie...
This paper explores funding issues at the early development stages of Technology-Based Small Firms (...
This paper presents a comparative analysis of university-level support practices and entrepreneurial...
The idea of entrepreneurial university seeks to boost the transfer of academic knowledge to firms an...
In this paper, we analyse whether venture capital (VC) firms have a bias against investment in acade...
We provide empirical evidence to resolve the dilemma about the existence of a VCs’ bias against inve...
In this paper, we provide original empirical evidence, based on a sample of 255 new ventures operati...
In this paper, we provide original empirical evidence, based on a sample of 255 new ventures operati...
none2In this paper, we provide original empirical evidence, based on a sample of 255 new ventures op...
Based upon the Triple-Helix model of university-industry interaction, this study investigates the te...
Abstract University spin-offs are defined as firms founded by university employees. Using a large da...
This paper presents a comparative analysis of university-level support practices and entrepreneurial...
University spin-offs are a vital firm class since they are an economically important sub-group of hi...
This paper explores funding issues at the early development stages of Technology-Based Small Firms (...
This paper presents a comparative analysis of university-level support practices and entrepreneurial...
The idea of entrepreneurial university seeks to boost the transfer of academic knowledge to firms an...
In this paper, we analyse whether venture capital (VC) firms have a bias against investment in acade...
We provide empirical evidence to resolve the dilemma about the existence of a VCs’ bias against inve...
In this paper, we provide original empirical evidence, based on a sample of 255 new ventures operati...
In this paper, we provide original empirical evidence, based on a sample of 255 new ventures operati...
none2In this paper, we provide original empirical evidence, based on a sample of 255 new ventures op...
Based upon the Triple-Helix model of university-industry interaction, this study investigates the te...
Abstract University spin-offs are defined as firms founded by university employees. Using a large da...
This paper presents a comparative analysis of university-level support practices and entrepreneurial...
University spin-offs are a vital firm class since they are an economically important sub-group of hi...
This paper explores funding issues at the early development stages of Technology-Based Small Firms (...
This paper presents a comparative analysis of university-level support practices and entrepreneurial...
The idea of entrepreneurial university seeks to boost the transfer of academic knowledge to firms an...