Collaboration between venture capital firms and MNES: Optimal syndication for innovation and the shaping of regional innovation networks

Abstract

This exploratory paper aims to capture and understand the how, why, and under what circumstances do independent venture capital firms engage in collaborative partnerships with multi-national enterprises, and to present a preliminary understanding as to the role that this particular collaborative activity plays in both the venture capital investment process, and the shaping and characterizing of regionally based venture capital networks.