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Article Dans Une Revue Small Business Economics Année : 2016

Cherry-picking or frog-kissing? A theoretical analysis of how investors select entrepreneurial ventures in thin venture capital markets

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We propose a formal model that analyzes which entrepreneurial ventures actively seek and subsequently obtain venture capital (VC) financing in thin VC markets. The model shows that in thin VC markets, (1) VC investors will invest in companies in need (frog-kissing) rather than in best performers (cherry-picking), and (2) the best performing ventures will self-select out of the market for VC. These conclusions are in line with the results from the literature, which note that in Europe many entrepreneurial firms do not actively seek VC investment and that VC investors do not appear to possess the same cherry-picking ability that they have in the US.
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hal-02313340 , version 1 (19-03-2020)

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Fabio Bertoni, Diego d'Adda, Luca Grilli. Cherry-picking or frog-kissing? A theoretical analysis of how investors select entrepreneurial ventures in thin venture capital markets. Small Business Economics, 2016, 46 (3), 391-405 p. ⟨10.1007/s11187-015-9690-9⟩. ⟨hal-02313340⟩

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