Beyond the Breakthrough: How Financing Paths Influence Academic Start-Up Success

Beyond the Breakthrough: How Financing Paths Influence Academic Start-Up Success

Beyond the Breakthrough: How Financing Paths Influence Academic Start-Up Success Across OECD countries, thousands of scientists are stepping beyond universities and launching start-ups built on cutting-edge research. A new OECD study from the Directorate for Science, Technology and Innovation explores how these academic entrepreneurs finance their ventures and whether early funding choices shape their long-term success.The study draws on data fr…