In this study we investigate the impact of early stage venture capital on innovation activities of Swiss start-ups. This is done based on a cohort of start-ups that is representative of all firms founded in Switzerland in 1996/97 as recorded by a census of the Swiss Federal Statistical Office...

Innovative start-ups, not start-ups in general, seem to be important drivers of economic growth. However, little is known about how such firms look like. As activities of start-ups are strongly related to firm founders, we investigate this question focusing on the innovation capability of firm...

Das Wachstum der Schweizer Wirtschaft wird längerfristig durch die Innovationsleistung der Unternehmen stark beeinflusst. Um diese beurteilen zu können, führt die KOF der ETH Zürich seit 1990 regelmässig Erhebungen bei rund 6000 Firmen durch. Wir präsentieren hier Resultate zu folgenden...