2012
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibusrev.2011.02.001
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A cross-country investigation of micro-angel investment activity: The roles of new business opportunities and institutions

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“…The main sources of external equity financing include business angels, venture capital funding, and most recently equity crowdfunding (Bapna, 2017;Brown et al, 2018;Drover et al, 2017). In addition, micro funders can play an important role (De Clercq et al, 2012).…”
Section: Literature Reviewmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…The main sources of external equity financing include business angels, venture capital funding, and most recently equity crowdfunding (Bapna, 2017;Brown et al, 2018;Drover et al, 2017). In addition, micro funders can play an important role (De Clercq et al, 2012).…”
Section: Literature Reviewmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Micro funders, or micro angels, can be defined as informal early-stage investors who contribute limited amounts of their personal financial and human capital resources to purchase equity in entrepreneurial ventures that are majority owned by others (Avdeitchikova, 2008;De Clercq et al, 2012;Szerb et al, 2007). The concept dates back to before the time of online crowdfunding can typically take place in offline contexts, often through personal relationships.…”
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“…Several papers [10,11,[20][21][22] include the access to finance in the determinants of entrepreneurial activities across countries and the results are mixed. According to Kerr and Nanda [20], there are two main streams of research on the relevance of financing constraints for entrepreneurship.…”
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“…The lack of financial resources is often considered as one of the main causes for not starting a new venture. Some studies showed that access to finance varies greatly from one country to another and might represent a key factor for entrepreneurial activity [8][9][10][11]. Previous papers measured access to finance in terms of access to credit (debt) or access to equity.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%