Academic Research for Venture Capital
Academic Research for Venture Capital
We monitor thousands of new papers daily across economics, finance, and decision science, then surface the ones that actually matter to how you raise, deploy, and return capital. [ Sources | FAQ ]
VC Lifecycle Stages. Select a stage:
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AI-Driven VC & Decision Science
Research on how AI, prediction systems, and decision frameworks reshape sourcing, screening, and judgment in venture investing.
A Two-Dimensional Framework for AI Agent Design Patterns: Cognitive Function and Execution Topology
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Exit Performance
Research on IPOs, acquisitions, and liquidity outcomes, showing how timing, markets, and company fundamentals shape venture-backed exits.
PRICING INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERINGS ON EUROPE'S NEW STOCK MARKETS
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Deal Structuring
Research on term sheets, staged financing, ownership, and control rights, explaining how venture deals balance incentives, risk, and upside.
Creditor control rights and corporate social responsibility: evidence from covenant violations
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Team Dynamics
Research on founders, teams, and human capital, examining how experience, incentives, and relationships influence company building and investment decisions.
Trust, organizational control, and the emergence of collective human capital resources: the impact of AI
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Market Cycles
Research on funding booms, downturns, valuations, and returns, showing how changing market conditions shape venture behavior and performance.
Higher interest rates: can I make them work for me?
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LP Dynamics
Research on limited partners, fund allocation, and performance measurement, showing how capital providers influence venture strategy and fund formation.
Information Overload in Financial Reporting and Behavioral Decision-Making: Institutional Investors' Perspectives
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Angel Investing
Research on angel investors, early-stage screening, and founder signals, highlighting how the earliest startup capital gets allocated and supported.
Decision-Making in Early-Stage Startups: How Venture Capitalists and Angel Investors Evaluate Uncertainty
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Venture Capital
Core research on how venture firms raise funds, select startups, structure investments, monitor companies, and ultimately generate returns.
Antecedents of target selection by private equity and strategic acquirers: a review and research agenda
Signal Rate
0.2%
of screened papers became live signals.
System Totals
- Tracked Topics
- 8
- Screened Papers
- 234,420
- Canonical Papers
- 1,171
- Live Signals
- 505
- Must-Reads
- 272