# Private Equity and Venture Capital

**Type:** Topics  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/topics/private-equity-and-venture-capital-2/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Citations | 577,319 |
| Description | This cluster of papers focuses on the role of venture capital in financing start-up firms, assessing its contribution to innovation, the impact of private equity, financial contracting theories, syndication networks, and the relationship between venture capitalists and entrepreneurs. It also explores topics such as corporate governance, angel investment, and the growth of high-tech companies. |
| Domain | Social Sciences |
| Field | Business, Management and Accounting |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/T11903 |
| Works | 76,235 |

## Topic researchers

Showing 12 of 20.

- [Andrei Shleifer](https://scholariq.org/researchers/andrei-shleifer/)
- [Michael C. Jensen](https://scholariq.org/researchers/michael-c-jensen-2/)
- [David F. Larcker](https://scholariq.org/researchers/david-f-larcker/)
- [Kathleen M. Eisenhardt](https://scholariq.org/researchers/kathleen-m-eisenhardt/)
- [Jay B. Barney](https://scholariq.org/researchers/jay-b-barney/)
- [Robert W. Vishny](https://scholariq.org/researchers/robert-w-vishny/)
- [Kenneth R. French](https://scholariq.org/researchers/kenneth-r-french/)
- [David J. Teece](https://scholariq.org/researchers/david-j-teece/)
- [Walter W. Powell](https://scholariq.org/researchers/walter-w-powell/)
- [Mark Granovetter](https://scholariq.org/researchers/mark-granovetter/)
- [Ross Levine](https://scholariq.org/researchers/ross-levine/)
- [Jean Tirole](https://scholariq.org/researchers/jean-tirole/)

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