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Venture Capital
An International Journal of Entrepreneurial Finance
Volume 11, 2009 - Issue 2
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Smart capital in German start-ups – an empirical analysis

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Pages 163-183 | Accepted 19 Aug 2008, Published online: 01 Apr 2009

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