
handle: 2434/1090908
In addition to traditional venture capital (VC), governmental VC and social impact VC investors have emerged as alternatives to fund entrepreneurial ventures, especially start-ups that incor- porate social and/or environmental objectives into commercial operations. Using a sample of 15,510 VC-backed start-ups, we show that impact-oriented ventures are more likely to receive funding from alternative VCs. Both social and environmental orientations increase the chances that a start-up secures funding from impact VCs while social orientation drives results for gov- ernment VCs. Importantly, we also show that impact-oriented ventures are more likely to secure investment from traditional VCs when impact and governmental VCs co-invest.
Government venture capital; Impact orientation; Entrepreneurial finance; Impact investing
Government venture capital; Impact orientation; Entrepreneurial finance; Impact investing
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