Technology-oriented start-ups and valuation: A novel approach based on specific contract terms

AP Balcerzak, M Zinecker, R Skalický… - … Forecasting and Social …, 2023 - Elsevier
New technology-oriented ventures contribute disproportionately to the creation of innovative
products, and are the main drivers of the transformation of entrepreneurship, and therefore …

How Efficient is Decentralized Finance (DeFi)?

PP Momtaz - Available at SSRN 4063670, 2022 - papers.ssrn.com
This paper examines the efficiency of the Initial Coin Offering (ICO) market through a search-
theoretical lens. Search intensity associated with the process of identifying valuable startups …

[HTML][HTML] Decentralized finance (DeFi) markets for startups: search frictions, intermediation, and the efficiency of the ICO market

PP Momtaz - Small Business Economics, 2024 - Springer
This paper examines the efficiency of the Initial Coin Offering (ICO) market through a search-
theoretical lens. Search intensity associated with the process of identifying valuable startups …

Decentralized finance, crypto funds, and value creation in tokenized firms

DJ Cumming, N Dombrowski, W Drobetz… - Crypto Funds, and …, 2022 - papers.ssrn.com
Abstract Crypto Funds (CFs) represent a novel investor type in entrepreneurial finance. CFs
intermediate Decentralized Finance (DeFi) markets by pooling contributions from crowd …

Decentralized finance (defi) markets for startups: Search frictions, intermediation, and efficiency

PP Momtaz - Intermediation, and Efficiency (January 28, 2022), 2022 - papers.ssrn.com
This paper examines the efficiency of the Initial Coin Offering (ICO) market through a search-
theoretical lens. Search intensity associated with the process of identifying valuable startups …

[HTML][HTML] The crowdfunding of altruism

L Faust, M Kolbe, S Mansouri, PP Momtaz - Journal of Risk and Financial …, 2022 - mdpi.com
This paper introduces a machine learning approach to quantify altruism from the linguistic
style of textual documents. We apply our method to a central question in (social) …

[HTML][HTML] Why do video pitches matter in crowdfunding?

M Kolbe, S Mansouri, PP Momtaz - Journal of Economics and Business, 2022 - Elsevier
Recent research finds that whether or not ventures publish video pitches during
crowdfunding campaigns affects their funding success. Little is known, however, about how …

Is decentralized finance (DeFi) efficient?

PP Momtaz - Available at SSRN 4095397, 2022 - papers.ssrn.com
This paper examines the efficiency of the Initial Coin Offering (ICO) market through a search-
theoretical lens. Search intensity associated with the process of identifying valuable startups …

The start-up's roadmap to private equity financing: substituting discounts with a premium in valuation for growth

A Giakoumelou, A Salvi, O Kvasova… - International Journal of …, 2023 - emerald.com
Purpose Access to financing is a key success factor for start-ups. High failure rates, long
payback periodse and asymmetries lead to conservative pricing and valuation discounts …

[PDF][PDF] Determinants of Startup´ s Value According to Venture Capitalists

WAM da Silva, MN Jucá - European Research Studies, 2023 - ersj.eu
Purpose: The objective of this study is to analyze the existing literature and identify
knowledge gaps about the main value determinants of startups–according to venture …