기사
Whom You Know Matters: Venture Capital Networks and Investment Performance /
- 개인저자
- Hochberg, Yael V., Ljungqvist, Alexander ;, Lu, Yangst, Alexander ;
- 수록페이지
- 251-302 p.
- 발행일자
- 2007.02.14
- 출판사
- Blackwell Pub
초록
[영문]Many financial markets are characterized by strong relationships and networks, rather than arm's-length, spot market transactions. We examine the performance consequences of this organizational structure in the context of relationships established when VCs syndicate portfolio company investments. We find that better-networked VC firms experience significantly better fund performance, as measured by the proportion of investments that are successfully exited through an IPO or a sale to another company. Similarly, the portfolio companies of better-networked VCs are significantly more likely to survive to subsequent financing and eventual exit. We also provide initial evidence on the evolution of VC networks.