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A Note on the Venture Capital Industry

By: Paul A. Gompers
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Abstract

The history of the venture capital industry is reviewed, and the key institutional features described.

Keywords

Venture Capital

Citation

Gompers, Paul A., and Josh Lerner. "A Note on the Venture Capital Industry." Harvard Business School Background Note 295-065, November 1994. (Revised July 2001.)
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Paul A. Gompers

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