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Erfolgsdeterminanten von Start-ups am Beispiel von PropTechs in der DACH-Region

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  • Felix Gauger
  • Andreas Pfnür

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Dieser Artikel führt PropTechs in den akademischen Diskurs und die Entrepreneurship-Literatur ein. Die immobilienwirtschaftlichen Start-ups verzeichnen jüngst hohe Investitionen durch Venture-Capital (VC) und haben aufgrund ihres Fokus auf digitale Daten ein großes Erfolgspotenzial in der beginnenden Digitalisierung der Immobilienwirtschaft. Obwohl sie große Aufmerksamkeit von ­Unternehmen, Investoren und politischen Entscheidungsträgern auf sich ziehen, ist wenig über deren Dynamik bekannt. Diese Studie gibt einen Überblick über den deutschsprachigen Markt und untersucht Erfolgsdeterminanten der Firmen. Die Ergebnisse zeigen, dass einige Faktoren denen anderer Start-ups aus bisheriger Entrepreneurship- und Unternehmensfinanzierung ähneln, andere spezifisch für den PropTech-Kontext sind. Insbesondere die Anzahl der Gründer und die Rolle der digitalen Vernetzung der Gründer (operationalisiert als Anzahl der LinkedIn-Kontakte) scheinen einen hohen Einfluss auf die Finanzierung und Beschäftigung zu haben, während das Bildungsniveau und die Heterogenität des Gründerteams nicht mit dem Erfolg der Firmen in Verbindung stehen. Die Erkenntnisse helfen Gründern von PropTechs und reduzieren für Investoren die Unsicherheit, eine fundierte Finanzierungsentscheidung zu treffen. / This study introduces PropTechs to the entrepreneurial literature. Real estate start-ups have recently seen high levels of investment from venture capital and have significant potential in the nascent digitization of the real estate industry. Little is known about their dynamics so far. This study provides an overview of the German-speaking PropTech market and examines their success determinants. The results show that some factors are similar to those of other start-ups in entrepreneurship and corporate finance literature, while others are specific to the PropTech context. In particular, the role of the founder’s digital networking (operationalized as LinkedIn contacts) appears to have a high impact on funding and employment, while the founder’s education level and heterogeneity of the founding team are not related to firm success. The findings help founders in the process of growth and reduce uncertainty for investors to make an informed financing decision.

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  • Felix Gauger & Andreas Pfnür, 2022. "Erfolgsdeterminanten von Start-ups am Beispiel von PropTechs in der DACH-Region," ZfKE – Zeitschrift für KMU und Entrepreneurship, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin, vol. 70(1), pages 23-49.
  • Handle: RePEc:dah:aeqzfk:v70_y2022_i1_q1_p23-49
    DOI: 10.3790/zfke.70.1.23
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