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2018 | 529 | 237-247

Article title

Risk capital’s attitude to financing innovation

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Kapitał ryzyka w finansowaniu innowacji

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In hereby article the author discusses the problem of financing innovation, especially the disruptive (or breakthrough) innovation. High uncertainty, capital intensity, but also high profit perspective make investing in innovations potentially attractive. There is a common perception that venture capital has become an intermediary in financial markets, providing capital to firms that might otherwise have difficulty attracting financing. As these firms are thought to be small, young and innovative, plagued by the “liability of newness”, venture capital is expected to fulfill an important role in the economy ‒ it is meant to be a tool of financing to novel and risky ventures and, hence, it is a drive of the technological and economic progress. The goal of the article is an attempt to answer the question if the venture capital is a risk loving or risk averse capital. Methods used are: critical analysis of literature and data analysis.
PL
W niniejszym artykule autor mierzy się z problemem finansowania innowacji, w szczególności innowacji przełomowych. Wysoki poziom niepewności, kapitałochłonność lecz również i perspektywa wysokich zysków sprawiają, że inwestowanie w działalność innowacyjną jest potencjalnie interesująca dla inwestorów. Uważa się, że kapitał venture stał się instytucją pośredniczącą na rynku kapitału, zapewniającą dopływ funduszy do ryzykownych, innowacyjnych przedsięwzięć, które bez kapitału ryzyka nie będą miały szansy na wejście na rynek. Firmy te – małe, młode, innowacyjne, w swoisty sposób „skażone” odium nowości i niepewności, potrzebują kapitału, którego źródłem miały stać się fundusze venture. Celem niniejszego opracowania jest próba odpowiedzi na pytanie – czy kapitał ryzyka (VC) jest faktycznie kapitałem inwestowanym w ryzykowne, innowacyjne przedsięwzięcia.

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