Humankapitalets betydelse för riskkapitalister i investeringsprocessen

Sammanfattning: Abstract     Title: The significance of Human Capital for venture capitalists in the investment process.    Subject: Candidate thesis, 15 hp.     Authors: Joel Mogensen and David Jacobsson.     Keywords: Venture capitalist, human capital and investment process.     The main issue: To what significance is the human capital to venture capitalists in the investment process?     Purpose: The main purpose of this essay is to describe and create understanding about the significance of human capital to venture capitalist in the investment process. Furthermore, the purpose is to develop a conceptual framework which explains venture capitalist investment process and the human capitals meaning.   Theory: Theories about venture capitalist and their investment process, human capital and what it comprises has been used. Furthermore, theories regarding relations and other circumstance which may influence the venture capitalist have been been of great value to our essay.     Method: A deductive approach has been used together with a qualitative design. We have completed a qualitative study in which the empirical material has been accumulated from interviews with nice venture capitalist. The collected theories, which have been used as the foundation of this paper, are scientific reviewed.   Conclusion: Human capital is the most significant investment criteria for venture capitalists in the investment process. Furthermore, the human capital is of significance to the venture capitalist during both the early and the later phases in the investment process