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Specialization versus diversification as a venture capital investment strategy

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  1. Sun, Yicong & Fu, Hui, 2025. "Economic policy uncertainty and herding behavior in venture capital market: Evidence from China," Pacific-Basin Finance Journal, Elsevier, vol. 92(C).
  2. Robert Loos & Bernhard Schwetzler, 2017. "Fueling the buyout machine: fundraising in private equity," Financial Markets and Portfolio Management, Springer;Swiss Society for Financial Market Research, vol. 31(4), pages 397-443, November.
  3. Christoph Kaserer & Niklas Wagner & Ann-Kristin Achleitner, 2005. "Managing Investment Risks of Institutional Private Equity Investors — The Challenge of Illiquidity," Springer Books, in: Michael Frenkel & Markus Rudolf & Ulrich Hommel (ed.), Risk Management, edition 0, pages 259-277, Springer.
  4. Dimitrios Kolokas & Tom Vanacker & David Veredas & Shaker A. Zahra, 2022. "Venture Capital, Credit, and FinTech Start-Up Formation: A Cross-Country Study," Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, , vol. 46(5), pages 1198-1230, September.
  5. Hana Milanov & Dean A. Shepherd, 2013. "The importance of the first relationship: The ongoing influence of initial network on future status," Strategic Management Journal, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 34(6), pages 727-750, June.
  6. Halil Ibrahim Bulut, 2005. "Mudaraba-Venture Capital Closed-end Mutual Funds and Mudaraba-Venture Capital Open-end Mutual Funds," Istanbul Stock Exchange Review, Research and Business Development Department, Borsa Istanbul, vol. 8(30), pages 31-58.
  7. Xiao Hu & Jiayi Wang & Banggang Wu & Taiyang Zhao, 2022. "Specialist or new entrant: Who is the ideal investor for a new venture?," Managerial and Decision Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 43(6), pages 2055-2065, September.
  8. Lossen, Ulrich, 2006. "The Performance of Private Equity Funds: Does Diversification Matter?," Discussion Paper Series of SFB/TR 15 Governance and the Efficiency of Economic Systems 192, Free University of Berlin, Humboldt University of Berlin, University of Bonn, University of Mannheim, University of Munich.
  9. Mikko Jääskeläinen & Markku Maula & Tuukka Seppä, 2006. "Allocation of Attention to Portfolio Companies and the Performance of Venture Capital Firms," Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, , vol. 30(2), pages 185-206, March.
  10. Ludányi, Arnold, 2001. "A tőkeerő és az alapítói háttér hatása a kockázatitőke-szervezetek befektetési magatartására II [The effect of capital strength and founder background on the investment behaviour of risk-capital organizations, Part II]," Közgazdasági Szemle (Economic Review - monthly of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences), Közgazdasági Szemle Alapítvány (Economic Review Foundation), vol. 0(9), pages 779-797.
  11. Kanniainen, Vesa & Keuschnigg, Christian, 2003. "The optimal portfolio of start-up firms in venture capital finance," Journal of Corporate Finance, Elsevier, vol. 9(5), pages 521-534, November.
  12. Barney, Jay B. & Busenitz, Lowell W. & Fiet, James O. & Moesel, Douglas D., 1996. "New venture teams' assessment of learning assistance from venture capital firms," Journal of Business Venturing, Elsevier, vol. 11(4), pages 257-272, July.
  13. Maria do Rosario Correia & Raquel F. Ch. Meneses, 2019. "Venture Capital and the Use of Convertible Securities and Control Rights Covenants: A Fuzzy Set Approach," European Journal of Business Science and Technology, Mendel University in Brno, Faculty of Business and Economics, vol. 5(1), pages 5-20.
  14. Douglas Cumming & Satish Kumar & Weng Marc Lim & Nitesh Pandey, 2023. "Mapping the venture capital and private equity research: a bibliometric review and future research agenda," Small Business Economics, Springer, vol. 61(1), pages 173-221, June.
  15. April Knill, 2009. "Should Venture Capitalists Put All Their Eggs in One Basket? Diversification versus Pure‐Play Strategies in Venture Capital," Financial Management, Financial Management Association International, vol. 38(3), pages 441-486, September.
  16. Patzelt, Holger & zu Knyphausen-Aufseß, Dodo & Fischer, Heiko T., 2009. "Upper echelons and portfolio strategies of venture capital firms," Journal of Business Venturing, Elsevier, vol. 24(6), pages 558-572, November.
  17. Osborn, Tom L, 2019. "Africa joins the growth capital revolution: Examining the growth of venture capital in the continent," AfricArxiv 78smp, Center for Open Science.
  18. Kshitija Joshi & Deepak Chandrashekar & Alexander Brem & Kirankumar S. Momaya, 2019. "Foreign Venture Capital Firms in a Cross-Border Context: Empirical Insights from India," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(22), pages 1-20, November.
  19. Colombo, Massimo G. & Guerini, Massimiliano & Hoisl, Karin & Zeiner, Nico M., 2023. "The dark side of signals: Patents protecting radical inventions and venture capital investments," Research Policy, Elsevier, vol. 52(5).
  20. Schertler, Andrea, 2001. "Venture Capital in Europe's Common Market: A Quantitative Description," Kiel Working Papers 1087, Kiel Institute for the World Economy.
  21. Antonia Nörthemann, 2023. "Industry-specific specialization in venture capitalists’ internationalization decisions," Journal of Business Economics, Springer, vol. 93(5), pages 891-927, July.
  22. Yannis Pierrakis & George Saridakis, 2019. "The role of venture capitalists in the regional innovation ecosystem: a comparison of networking patterns between private and publicly backed venture capital funds," The Journal of Technology Transfer, Springer, vol. 44(3), pages 850-873, June.
  23. Cheng, Chun-Yun & Tang, Ming-Je, 2019. "Partner-selection effects on venture capital investment performance with uncertainties," Journal of Business Research, Elsevier, vol. 95(C), pages 242-252.
  24. Dirk De Clercq & Dimo Dimov, 2004. "Explaining venture capital firms' syndication behaviour: A longitudinal study," Venture Capital, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 6(4), pages 243-256, October.
  25. Dimo Dimov & Dirk De Clercq, 2006. "Venture Capital Investment Strategy and Portfolio Failure Rate: A Longitudinal Study," Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, , vol. 30(2), pages 207-223, March.
  26. Timothy Bates & William D. Bradford, 2008. "Venture-Capital Investment in Minority Business," Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, Blackwell Publishing, vol. 40(2-3), pages 489-504, March.
  27. André Gygax & Anna Griffiths, 2007. "Do venture capitalists imitate portfolio size?," Financial Markets and Portfolio Management, Springer;Swiss Society for Financial Market Research, vol. 21(1), pages 69-94, March.
  28. Chia-Ling Chang & Yen-Sheng Lee & Han-Kun Tien, 2021. "Does Venture Capital Affect Crowdfunding Performance?," Economic Review: Journal of Economics and Business, University of Tuzla, Faculty of Economics, vol. 19(2), pages 53-64, November.
  29. Zhang Pingying, 2014. "Understanding Diversification Strategy in Venture Capital Market," Entrepreneurship Research Journal, De Gruyter, vol. 4(3), pages 277-296, July.
  30. Annalisa Croce & Diego D’Adda & Elisa Ughetto, 2015. "Venture capital financing and the financial distress risk of portfolio firms: How independent and bank-affiliated investors differ," Small Business Economics, Springer, vol. 44(1), pages 189-206, January.
  31. Ughetto, Elisa, 2010. "Assessing the contribution to innovation of private equity investors: A study on European buyouts," Research Policy, Elsevier, vol. 39(1), pages 126-140, February.
  32. Patrícia Becsky-Nagy, 2016. "The Special Aspects of Venture Capital’s Value Creating Mechanisms in Hungary," Journal of Entrepreneurship, Management and Innovation, Fundacja Upowszechniająca Wiedzę i Naukę "Cognitione", vol. 12(3), pages 31-55.
  33. Elisa Ughetto, 2016. "Investments, Financing Constraints and Buyouts: the Effect of Private Equity Investors on the Sensitivity of Investments to Cash Flow," Manchester School, University of Manchester, vol. 84(1), pages 25-54, January.
  34. Jade Y. Lo & Lei Xu & Haemin Dennis Park, 2024. "Hot Markets, Sociocognitive Cues, and New Market Entry in the U.S. Venture Capital Industry," Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, , vol. 48(2), pages 478-505, March.
  35. Wesley II, Curtis L. & Kong, Dejun Tony & Lubojacky, Connor J. & Kim Saxton, M. & Saxton, Todd, 2022. "Will the startup succeed in your eyes? Venture evaluation of resource providers during entrepreneurs' informational signaling," Journal of Business Venturing, Elsevier, vol. 37(5).
  36. Ola Bengtsson & Dan Bernhardt, 2014. "Different Problem, Same Solution: Contract‐Specialization in Venture Capital," Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 23(2), pages 396-426, June.
  37. Kshitija Joshi, 2018. "Managing the risks from high-tech Investments in India: differential strategies of foreign and domestic venture capital firms," Journal of Global Entrepreneurship Research, Springer;UNESCO Chair in Entrepreneurship, vol. 8(1), pages 1-26, December.
  38. Krzysztof Dziekoñski & S³awomir Ignatiuk, 2016. "Venture capital and private equity investment preferences in selected countries," "e-Finanse", University of Information Technology and Management, Institute of Financial Research and Analysis, vol. 11(3), pages 128-137, February.
  39. Emanuele Teti & Alberto Dell’Acqua & Ada Bovsunovsky, 2024. "Diversification and size in venture capital investing," Eurasian Business Review, Springer;Eurasia Business and Economics Society, vol. 14(2), pages 475-500, June.
  40. Manigart, Sophie & De Waele, Koen & Wright, Mike & Robbie, Ken & Desbrieres, Philippe & Sapienza, Harry J. & Beekman, Amy, 2002. "Determinants of required return in venture capital investments: a five-country study," Journal of Business Venturing, Elsevier, vol. 17(4), pages 291-312, July.
  41. Timothy Bates & William Bradford, 2009. "The impact of institutional sources of capital upon the minority-oriented venture capital industry," Small Business Economics, Springer, vol. 33(4), pages 485-496, December.
  42. Ghinami, Francesca & Montresor, Sandro, 2023. "Tangible and intangible proximities in the access to Venture Capital: evidence from Italian innovative start-ups," SocArXiv hqrj7, Center for Open Science.
  43. Schertler, Andrea & Stolpe, Michael, 2000. "Venture mania in Europe: Its causes and consequences," Kiel Discussion Papers 358, Kiel Institute for the World Economy.
  44. Ahlers, Oliver & Hack, Andreas & Kellermanns, Franz W., 2014. "“Stepping into the buyers’ shoes”: Looking at the value of family firms through the eyes of private equity investors," Journal of Family Business Strategy, Elsevier, vol. 5(4), pages 384-396.
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