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“IP Is Paramount:” The Significance of IP in Early-Stage Start-Up Investment Decisions

In: Intellectual Property Management for Start-ups

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  • Ulf G. Schaberg

    (Intellectual Property Business Partners
    AO Foundation)

Abstract

Venture capital (VC) investors play an important role in the start-up ecosystem, particularly during early stages. To understand how investors think about intellectual property and what role it plays in their investment decisions, this chapter provides interviews with three experienced VC experts. The interviews confirmed, unsurprisingly, that intellectual property is a very important aspect for VC investors in their investment decision-making process. Investors have clear expectations in certain areas while they are less concerned in others, and clear preferences exist as to how and when intellectual property (IP) should be in the focus during a typical assessment process. A stepwise approach is recommended for founders to gradually and efficiently climb up the ladder of IP savviness, to be prepared to meet investor expectations in the next pitch to unlock access to capital.

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  • Ulf G. Schaberg, 2023. "“IP Is Paramount:” The Significance of IP in Early-Stage Start-Up Investment Decisions," Management for Professionals, in: Martin A. Bader & Sevim Süzeroğlu-Melchiors (ed.), Intellectual Property Management for Start-ups, pages 91-116, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:mgmchp:978-3-031-16993-9_6
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-16993-9_6
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    1. Tanweer, Syeda Zainab & Shah, Muhammad Saud & Nabi, Agha Ammad & Mukhi, Aftab Ali & Ahad, Muhammad, 2023. "Accelerating Growth: Unleashing the Power of Accelerator Programs as Strategic Investments for Startups in Pakistan," MPRA Paper 117474, University Library of Munich, Germany, revised 28 May 2023.

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