Emergent models of financial intermediation for innovative companies: from venture capital to crowdinvesting platforms in Switzerland

Venture Capital

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 21-41

  Salomon, Victoriya ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

crowdinvesting platform; direct investment; financial intermediation; private investors; start up; Venture capital

Indexed keywords

EID: 84947035570     PISSN: 13691066     EISSN: 14645343     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13691066.2015.1079953     Document Type: Article

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