Various incubation strategies for spinning out companies used by European research institutes are examined.The paper focuses on two central issues: (1) a comparison of the goals and objectives of research institutions for creating new spinout ventures, and (2) the various incubation strategies...

Human capital and fund characteristics both impactfollow-up behavior of venture capital (VC) firms. However, little research hasexamined the relationship between human capital and fund characteristics andthe ways in which they impact follow-up activities.The conceptual issuesrelated to VC and...