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Global Connections, Local Impacts: The Enduring Effects of International Syndication Experience on Venture Capital Investments

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  • Suting Hong
  • Massimiliano Guerini
  • Haemin Dennis Park

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We investigate how a domestic venture capital (VC) firm’s syndication experience with reputable foreign VC firms improves its likelihood of achieving successful exits for entrepreneurial firms that it subsequently funds. We identify two complementary theoretical mechanisms: (a) domestic VC firms can gain certification from reputable foreign VC firms that improves access to superior investment opportunities and (b) they can learn from reputable foreign VC firms to better select and nurture ventures. Furthermore, the positive impact of syndication experience is particularly pronounced in facilitating exits for portfolio companies in foreign countries. Our findings highlight the enduring benefits that domestic VC firms gain from partnerships with reputable foreign VC firms.

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  • Suting Hong & Massimiliano Guerini & Haemin Dennis Park, 2025. "Global Connections, Local Impacts: The Enduring Effects of International Syndication Experience on Venture Capital Investments," Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, , vol. 49(6), pages 1710-1740, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:entthe:v:49:y:2025:i:6:p:1710-1740
    DOI: 10.1177/10422587251362900
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