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Venture capital in crisis?

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The venture capital industry is widely thought to be in crisis. The huge amount of money that flowed into the industry in recent years has driven down returns. This has had knock-on effects on fund-raising and investment activity. Many commentators believe that the industry needs to downsize. There are signs that this is already occurring. New investment models are emerging, notably boutique funds, often angel-backed, based on making small investments in early stage businesses and seeking an early exit through a trade sale. Research needs to engage with the venture capital industry's new dynamic. A number of lines of enquiry are proposed.

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  • Colin Mason, 2009. "Venture capital in crisis?," Venture Capital, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 11(4), pages 279-285, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:veecee:v:11:y:2009:i:4:p:279-285
    DOI: 10.1080/13691060903303775
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    1. Colin Mason & Hans Landström, 2012. "Introduction," Chapters, in: Hans Landström & Colin Mason (ed.), Handbook of Research on Venture Capital: Volume 2, chapter 1, pages iii-iii, Edward Elgar Publishing.
    2. Henry Lahr & Andrea Mina, 2014. "Liquidity, Technological Opportunities, and the Stage Distribution of Venture Capital Investments," Financial Management, Financial Management Association International, vol. 43(2), pages 291-325, June.
    3. Pandey, Dharen Kumar & Hunjra, Ahmed Imran & Hassan, M. Kabir & Rai, Varun Kumar, 2023. "Venture capital financing during crises: A bibliometric review," Research in International Business and Finance, Elsevier, vol. 64(C).
    4. Colin M Mason & Richard T Harrison, 2015. "Business Angel Investment Activity in the Financial Crisis: UK Evidence and Policy Implications," Environment and Planning C, , vol. 33(1), pages 43-60, February.
    5. Jun Zhang, 2011. "The Spatial Dynamics of Globalizing Venture Capital in China," Environment and Planning A, , vol. 43(7), pages 1562-1580, July.
    6. Christos Ziakis & Maro Vlachopoulou & Konstantinos Petridis, 2022. "Start-Up Ecosystem (StUpEco): A Conceptual Framework and Empirical Research," JOItmC, MDPI, vol. 8(1), pages 1-29, February.
    7. Felicity Wray, 2015. "Venture capital and investor readiness in a post-crisis and state-rescaling context: Revisiting the North East of England," Local Economy, London South Bank University, vol. 30(4), pages 389-404, June.
    8. Lahr, Henry & Mina, Andrea, 2016. "Venture capital investments and the technological performance of portfolio firms," Research Policy, Elsevier, vol. 45(1), pages 303-318.

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