venture capital industry - Publications - Faculty & Research

24 Apr 2014
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Corporate venture funds invested wisely can propel a company forward

opportunities and rapid decline. Lerner, author of The Architecture of Innovation (HBS Press, 2012), also found that corporate venture funds invested in start-up companies provide an alternative to in-house R&D departments—and the... View Details

28 Oct 2021
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Capital Considerations for Black Entrepreneurs; Pivoting for Gender Equity

failure in the startup and tech ecosystems. I think the HBS community is particularly well-suited to be a problem-solver here. We have so many leaders in VC, startups, and entrepreneurship. Our alumni network literally runs the largest View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

25 Apr 2014
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Bringing a new funding model to the life sciences industry

exciting life-science innovation—that is a big opportunity," says Farquharson. A former partner at Halo Funds, he was a founding member of InCube, a traditional venture capital fund, when he started... View Details

01 Mar 2023
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Step Change

had long been part of the cultural mindset. Today’s startup scene in Egypt is hopping. Venture capital funding reached $491 million in 2021, with a compounded annual growth rate of 117 percent between 2017... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; photographed by Abdelrahman Gabr – Koree; entrepreneurship; women; venture capital; Egypt; developing economies; Finance

01 Apr 1997
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The Businesslike Gourmet: Karen Page on America's Foodservice Industry

and yes. With less time to eat, many Americans rely on fast food and have no real knowledge or expectation of quality. But many other Americans - consumers and chefs - have traveled in recent years to places where food is celebrated. Diners now have heightened demands... View Details

28 Jan 2016
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A Female Venture Capitalist Shares Her Secrets For Getting Funded

Keywords: women in business; Finance

29 Mar 2017
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Effie Epstein Hired As COO of Ashton Kutcher’s Sound Ventures

23 Jun 2014
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In Venture Capital, Birds of a Feather Lose Money Together

01 Apr 1997
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How Green Is the Valley: HBS Students Explore Booming California Industries

companies' presentations and tours were outstanding, he says, those of Silicon Graphics, 3Com, and Adaptec were particularly well-received, as was a small gathering with Enterprise Director Doug Hawkins of the NASA Ames Technology Center. Students interested in View Details

Keywords: Daniel Penrice

06 Apr 2020
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Peter A. Brooke, Dean of Boston’s Venture Capitalists, Dies at 90

28 Apr 2014
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Football Stars Debate ‘The Social Capital of the Savvy Athlete’

Keywords: Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries

09 Jun 2016
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Thomas J. Perkins, Pioneering Venture Capitalist in Silicon Valley, Dies at 84

Keywords: Finance

30 Oct 2018
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Paths of Victory

Reflecting HBS’s standing as the top school for entrepreneurs (according to the most-recent PitchBook rankings), the annual HBS New Venture Competition has helped Harvard Business School students and alumni launch dozens of new... View Details

Keywords: Alumni New Venture Contest; Support Activities for Transportation; Transportation; Machinery Manufacturing; Manufacturing; Administration of Human Resource Programs; Government

30 May 2021
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How Venture Capitalist David Motley is Trying to Bring Back Pittsburgh’s Black Residents

David Motley (MBA 1988) David Motley (MBA 1988) A recent Wall Street Journal profile details the efforts of venture capitalist David Motley (MBA 1988) to rebuild Pittsburgh’s Black population. As the article notes, the city “has lost 9%... View Details