Journal
JOURNAL OF BUSINESS VENTURING
Volume 33, Issue 4, Pages 513-533Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusvent.2018.04.001
Keywords
Entrepreneurial finance; Equity crowdfunding; Financial decision making; Pecking order theory
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- Research Foundation - Flanders [G012716N]
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Prior research has focused on the factors that affect funding success on equity crowdfunding platforms, but a detailed understanding of the factors that drive firms to search for equity crowdfunding in the first place is lacking. Drawing on the pecking order theory, we argue that firms list on equity crowdfunding platforms as a last resort that is, when they lack internal funds and additional debt capacity. In line with the pecking order theory, the empirical evidence shows that firms listed on equity crowdfunding platforms are less profitable, more often have excessive debt levels, and have more intangible assets than matched firms not listed on these platforms. We discuss the implications for theory and practice.
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