Investors' Preferences in Financing New Ventures : A Data Mining Approach to ...

by Caterina Lucarelli, Francesco James Mazzocchini

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Investors' Preferences in Financing New Ventures : A Data Mining Approach to Equity, Hardcover by Mazzocchini, Francesco James; Lucarelli, Caterina, ISBN 3031300572, ISBN-13 9783031300578, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US This book aims at providing an empirical understanding of the main drivers affecting investors’ preferences in financing new ventures through equity crowdfunding (ECF) and determining fundraising campaign success. ECF is increasing in prominence as a route for new ventures in obtaining external financial resources. To raise capital, entrepreneurs are required to convey quality signals of their proposals with real-time information and knowledge sharing. This book advances knowledge in entrepreneurial finance by investigating the factors that affect individuals’ decisions to participate in ECF. The authors adopt a data mining approach to extract publicly available information from a multitude of crowdfunding platforms across different countries, producing a unique dataset. Th uses an innovative hybrid analysis to generate knowledge patterns creating data-driven models on one hand, and on the other test research hypotheses adopting statistical models to investigate empirical evidence in line, or in contrast, with the extant literature. Th also integrates organizational theories to examine the extent to which ECF platform managers follow a strategy of isomorphism in their choice of information disclosure. The final part of th discusses how signals are inte

• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Year: 2023
• Binding: Hardcover
• ISBN: 9783031300578
• Condition: Fine

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