Private venture capital (VC) investors usually do not invest in early life-cycle stage startups such as seed and pre-seed companies, since investment size typically doesn’t reach investment thresholds. The entry of governments with fund managers to venture capital markets presents seed and...

The financing of young start-up companies is hindered by market failures that prompt governments around the world to intervene at the venture capital market. The aim of this paper is to give a comprehensive overview on this research field based on sound systematic literature review methodology,...

It is especially difficult for seed stage companies to find adequate financing. In the last decade venture capital (VC) has played significant role in funding seed and start-up stage companies. Our study focuses on the financing of seed stage companies via venture capital funds subsidized by the...

In this paper, the authors’ aim to explore the Hungarian startup ecosystem on both the demand side and the supply side. To achieve this, they conducted a survey reaching both startups and investors. In the survey, the authors observed features of Hungarian startup entrepreneurs such as gender,...

Young companies with growth opportunities face serious problems when it comes to financing. The private venture capital (VC) market fails to provide sufficient funding for this segment. First, we present the main characteristics of start-up companies and market failures that can lead to...

Agri-food employment in developing countries holds significant importance due to the vital role of the sector. This study synthesizes existing literature to identify the key challenges of employment in the agri-food sector in developing countries. 17,125 articles were identified in the Scopus...

The authors’ aim is to create a conceptual framework from the academic literature dealing with the success factors of crowdfunding campaigns. The authors reviewed high-quality empirical articles written in English between 2013 and 2018, gathered from five relevant databases and Q1–Q4...

The aim of this special collection is to present a diverse selection of articles on entrepreneurship education, social enterprises, the learning processes of start-up entrepreneurs and the impact of entrepreneurship education on students’ entrepreneurial competences. The papers in this...

Entrepreneurship education is a rapidly growing research field, emphasizing the role of education institutions in developing entrepreneurial skills and attitudes. We examined the leading Hungarian business development programmes to explore the prominent educational and technological trends of...