Idiosyncratic portfolio characteristics of seed and venture capital funds
Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development
ISSN: 1462-6004
Article publication date: 1 December 2005
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to uncover the strategic nature of formal seed capital in Norway as opposed to equally sized venture capital firms.
Design/methodology/approach
As the population of Norwegian seed capital firms is embedded in this study, a differential approach is taken when contrasting these seed capital firms with venture capital firms of approximately the same size.
Findings
The findings indicate that seed capital firms take higher market risk than their counterparts, and that they diversify to a larger extent than comparable venture capital firms. The latter appears to be a function of the former.
Originality/value
This study reviews previous categorizations of seed capital providers, henceforth building towards an overall taxonomy of seed capital.
Keywords
Citation
Erikson, T. (2005), "Idiosyncratic portfolio characteristics of seed and venture capital funds", Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development, Vol. 12 No. 4, pp. 545-555. https://doi.org/10.1108/14626000510628216
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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