Publication detail

Characteristics of Business Angels Investment in the Czech Republic: The Current Stage of Development

VEJMĚLKOVÁ, L.

Original Title

Characteristics of Business Angels Investment in the Czech Republic: The Current Stage of Development

Type

article in a collection out of WoS and Scopus

Language

English

Original Abstract

The coronavirus crisis has raised concerns about a dramatic decline in the business angel investment market. Surprisingly, after a frief market downturn, a stabilization phase ensues, but according to global data, the basic investment characteristics of business angels have not remained the same. The purpose of this article is to map the development of angel investments in the Czech Republic on the change caused by the coronavirus crisis. The source of data for the analysis is the Pitchbook database, which contains data on the characteristics of 65 business angels and their investments located in the Czech Republic. The data obtained are evaluated using selected descriptive statistics metods. The results of the statistical analysis of the data are the starting point for the formulation of recommendations to state institutions on how to support angel investment. The conclusion of this article also deals with the issue of possible promising research topics.

Keywords

business angels; angel investor; informal venture capital; Czech Republic; investment

Authors

VEJMĚLKOVÁ, L.

Released

1. 4. 2022

Location

Praha

ISBN

978-80-87325-58-2

Book

European Forum of Entrepreneurship 2022

Pages from

254

Pages to

264

Pages count

303

BibTex

@inproceedings{BUT178020,
  author="Lada {Vejmělková}",
  title="Characteristics of Business Angels Investment in the Czech Republic: The Current Stage of Development",
  booktitle="European Forum of Entrepreneurship 2022",
  year="2022",
  pages="254--264",
  address="Praha",
  isbn="978-80-87325-58-2"
}