Bygrave, William D2025-08-0719891989b17998761https://hdl.handle.net/2144/50818Dissertation (D.B.A.)--Boston UniversityTrends in the venture capital industry from 1969 through 1987 were investigated. This dissertation studied investments of venture capital in portfolio companies, characteristics of the top 61 venture capital firms, influences on the flows of venture capital, and rates of return of venture capital funds.en-USPLEASE NOTE: Boston University Libraries did not receive an Authorization To Manage form for this thesis or dissertation. It is therefore not openly accessible, though it may be available by request. If you are the author or principal advisor of this work and would like to request open access for it, please contact us at open-help@bu.edu. Thank you.Thesis/Dissertation1171901523943999182717500001161