Entrepreneurs and venture capital in Spain: the case of Fond-ICO Global

Authors

  • Susana de los Ríos Sastre Departamento de Gestión Financiera Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y Empresariales Universidad Pontificia Comillas
  • Isabel Rodríguez García Socia responsable de Private Equity King & Wood Mallesons
  • Rocío Sáenz-Díez Rojas Departamento de Gestión Financiera Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y Empresariales Universidad Pontificia Comillas

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14422/icade.i94.y2015.002

Keywords:

venture capital, entrepreneurs, financing, public policy, Fond-ICO Global

Abstract

Venture capital investments are an important source of funds particularly useful for start-ups and companies at a very young stage of their life. It is therefore necessary to promote venture capital activity as well as entrepreneurship to boost innovation and economic growth. The public sector role is important in stimulating these activities. We analyze the main policy levers consistent with achieving this objective successfully, and check if the Spanish public program Fond-ICO Global follows them.

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How to Cite

de los Ríos Sastre, S., Rodríguez García, I., & Sáenz-Díez Rojas, R. (2015). Entrepreneurs and venture capital in Spain: the case of Fond-ICO Global. Icade. Journal of the Faculty of Law at Universidad Pontificia Comillas, (94), 31–65. https://doi.org/10.14422/icade.i94.y2015.002

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