Do business angel networks deliver value to business angels?

Venture Capital

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 149-169

  Knyphausen Aufse, Dodo Zu ^a   Westphal, Rouven ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAMBERG   (Germany)

^b Hasso Plattner Ventures ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

Business angel networks; Business angels; Business plans; Financial intermediaries; Matching problem

Indexed keywords

EID: 42549099570     PISSN: 13691066     EISSN: 14645343     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13691060801946188     Document Type: Article

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