Research Article

Economic Interplay Forecasting Business Success

Table 1

Best performers for nationality, category, and type.

ā€‰FundIndegreeOutdegreeBetweenness

Nationality
(1)USA ()USA ()USA ()USA ()
(2)CHN ()UK ()UK ()CHN ()
(3)UK ()CAN ()DEU ()IND ()

Category
(1)Is ()Is ()eP ()eP ()
(2)Sc ()Sc ()Is ()Is ()
(3)eP ()eP ()Sc ()Sc ()

Type
(1)VC ()VC ()VC ()VC ()
(2)PE ()Acc ()Ang ()Acc ()
(3)Inv ()HF ()PE ()PE ()

Comparison of top three rankings according to funding (Fund), indegree (In), outdegree (Out), and betweenness (Bet). Nations are abbreviated according to International Naming Convention. Categories: Internet services (Is), e-Payments (eP), and Science (Sc). Investor types: venture capital (VC), private equity (PE), accelerators (Acc), angels (Ang), investment bank (Inv), and hedge funds (HF).