Ren, Jie; Raghupathi, Wullianallur; Raghupathi, Viju - 2025
For this study, we use signaling theory to explain how startups effectively signal to receive funding. Based on a sample of 1,554 startups collected from the websites of Y Combinator, Crunchbase, and LinkedIn we demonstrate that a startup signifies its potential risk level through cues, such as...