Matching startup founders to investors : a tool and a study
Thesis: M. Eng., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 2018.
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| author | Mohamedali, Yasyf |
| author2 | John V. Guttag and Rei Wang. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/1197312019-04-12T22:16:31Z Matching startup founders to investors : a tool and a study Mohamedali, Yasyf John V. Guttag and Rei Wang. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Thesis: M. Eng., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 2018. This electronic version was submitted by the student author. The certified thesis is available in the Institute Archives and Special Collections. Cataloged from student-submitted PDF version of thesis. Includes bibliographical references (pages 149-152). The process of matching startup founders with venture capital investors is a necessary first step for many modern technology companies, yet there have been few attempts to study the characteristics of the two parties and their interactions. Surprisingly little has been shown quantitatively about the process, and many of the common assumptions are based on anecdotal evidence. In this thesis, we aim to learn more about the matching component of the startup fundraising process. We begin with a tool (VCWiz), created from the current set of best-practices to help inexperienced founders navigate the founder-investor matching process. The goal of this tool is to increase efficiency and equitability, while collecting data to inform further studies. We use this data, combined with public data on venture investments in the USA, to draw conclusions about the characteristics of venture financing rounds. Finally, we explore the communication data contributed to the tool by founders who are actively fundraising, and use it to learn which social attributes are most beneficial for individuals to possess when soliciting investments. by Yasyf Mohamedali. M. Eng. 2018-12-18T19:47:38Z 2018-12-18T19:47:38Z 2018 2018 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/119731 1078688289 eng MIT theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed, downloaded, or printed from this source but further reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 152 pages application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| spellingShingle | Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Mohamedali, Yasyf Matching startup founders to investors : a tool and a study |
| title | Matching startup founders to investors : a tool and a study |
| title_full | Matching startup founders to investors : a tool and a study |
| title_fullStr | Matching startup founders to investors : a tool and a study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Matching startup founders to investors : a tool and a study |
| title_short | Matching startup founders to investors : a tool and a study |
| title_sort | matching startup founders to investors a tool and a study |
| topic | Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/119731 |
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