Comparison of the suitability and impact of venture capital companies, business angels and crowdfunding as form of financing for technology-oriented start-ups in their earliest phases

Abstract

This thesis compares the suitability and impact of venture capital companies and the novel approach of crowdfunding as financing forms for very young technology-oriented start-up businesses based on literature reviews, the analyses of scientific studies and industry reports with a focus on the German, other European and the North American economies.