Resource mobilization and the utilization of social capital in entrepreneurs' fundraising processes in nascent search fund markets

Pöschl, A., & Mai, I. M. Q. (2025)

International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research, 31(7), 1805-1837

26 interviews with search fund entrepreneurs from 16 nascent markets. Two-stage fundraising: local informal investors give initial funding and credibility, which attracts formal international search fund investors. Calls for quantitative tests of generalisability.

Sourcedoi:10.1108/ijebr-09-2024-09492 citations (OpenAlex)

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Pöschl, A., & Mai, I. M. Q. (2025). Resource mobilization and the utilization of social capital in entrepreneurs' fundraising processes in nascent search fund markets. International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research, 31(7), 1805-1837.

https://doi.org/10.1108/ijebr-09-2024-0949

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