VENTURE CAPITAL - UNIVERSITY INTERFACE: Best Practices to Make Maximum Impact

The USC Stevens Institute for Innovation recently released a white paper detailing the findings of a national survey exploring the issues affecting university–venture capital (VC) relations in an effort to better understand – and ultimately improve – the spinout process for all of the stakeholders involved.

The white paper titled, “Venture Capital – University Interface: Best Practices to Make Maximum Impact,” come from insights shared by venture capitalists and cover five key areas: understanding investor motivations, supporting entrepreneurs, streamlining bureaucracy, improving access and visibility, and fostering a culture of innovation on campus.

Over a four-month period, the USC Stevens Institute research team conducted 94 in-depth interviews among a geographically and commercially diverse sample of venture capitalists to gain deeper insight into the current model for academic spinouts, and which elements of that process help or hinder the efforts of venture capitalists to develop those ideas into thriving businesses. All of the interview subjects were senior managers of active venture funds (partner or managing director level) that invest in seed and early-stage companies.

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