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Entrepreneur-investor gender match effects in startup funding: Evidence from an entrepreneurial-themed reality TV show in China

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  • Hao, Xuejing
  • Hu, Feng
  • Li, Zhu

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This paper examines the effect of entrepreneur-investor gender match in startup funding using data from a Chinese reality TV show. We find that female entrepreneurs receive a smaller amount of funding from both male and female investors, though female entrepreneurs have a better chance of being funded than male entrepreneurs. Our text analysis of entrepreneur-investor interactions shows that female entrepreneurs are asked longer questions and these questions are more prevention-focused. Using the performance information on registered enterprises after the TV show, we find that returns to startup funding are larger for female entrepreneurs, suggesting that female startups are underinvested.

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  • Hao, Xuejing & Hu, Feng & Li, Zhu, 2024. "Entrepreneur-investor gender match effects in startup funding: Evidence from an entrepreneurial-themed reality TV show in China," International Review of Economics & Finance, Elsevier, vol. 93(PA), pages 811-832.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:reveco:v:93:y:2024:i:pa:p:811-832
    DOI: 10.1016/j.iref.2024.03.038
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    Keywords

    Entrepreneurship; Gender gap; Interactions; Startup funding;
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    JEL classification:

    • G11 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Portfolio Choice; Investment Decisions
    • G24 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Investment Banking; Venture Capital; Brokerage
    • J16 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination

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