Abstract
The wide-spread use of syndication among venture capital investors has led to the creation of extensive co-investment networks which may in turn affect syndication and investment activity. Using an extensive ten year panel data set of 3,797 venture capital and 1,290 angel investors, this study finds that investors with more direct contacts, in particular with later stage investors, exhibit higher deal flow and faster extend their network. Linking syndication motives to certain network structures allows for inferring on the significance of syndication rationales. Accessing (complementary) resources appears to be the strongest incentive to syndicate, whereas deal sourcing and especially reciprocity considerations appear relatively weak syndication motives. Thereby, using syndicated financing to overcome resource constraints appears even more pivotal for early stage angel investors.
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