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The new risk and return of venture capital

by François Burguet, Loïc Maréchal, Alain Mermoud | Nov 7, 2022 | Publications, Scientific Articles

Abstract This paper revisits the study of Cochrane (2005), to estimate the risk and returns of venture capital investments while correcting for the selection bias. We use an up-to-date dataset and enhance it to account for missing firm valuations using machine...

TechRank

by Anita Mezzetti, Loïc Maréchal, Dimitri Percia David, William Blonay, Sébastien Gillard, Michael Tsesmelis, Thomas Maillart, Alain Mermoud | Oct 14, 2022 | Publications, Scientific Articles

Abstract We introduce TechRank, a recursive algorithm based on a bi-partite graph with weighted nodes. We develop TechRank to link companies and technologies based on the method of reflection. We allow the algorithm to incorporate exogenous variables that reflect an...
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