Asia-Pacific Journal of Business Venturing and Entrepreneurship (벤처창업연구)

The Korean Society of Business Venturing (한국벤처창업학회)
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Determinants of Accelerators' Investmen

액셀러레이터의 투자결정요인

  • Received : 2020.01.10
  • Accepted : 2020.02.21
  • Published : 2020.02.29
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Abstract

Accelerators that invest in early startups, as well as nursery and overall management, have recently emerged as "key players" in the startup ecosystem. This can be proved by the case where the number of domestic accelerators registered in the Korean Ministry of SMEs and Startups has recently reached 208. Accelerators provide the necessary education for early-stage companies, including guidance for a certain period of time, and support startups in ways such as demo days to attract subsequent investment after the seed investment. There is not much research in academia about what factors impact on these accelerators when making investment decisions at the time of seed investment. In this study, we checked the meaning and function of the accelerator and tried to analyze what factors affect on accelerators when making a decision to invest in startups. The research method is based on a literature survey of previous studies on investment decision-making factors of venture capital and angel investors, and a lens model and judgment analysis method through empirical research targeting 43 accelerator investment decision-makers. Empirical analysis shows that accelerators have three of the key factors to consider when choosing the first startup to invest and educate; entrepreneurs' entrepreneurial traits, their product and service expertise and a potential return on success. This will provide an opportunity for early startups to gain strategic access to accelerators when they need money or need a structured educational program. Also, the results obtained through this research will be a kind of guideline for startups to attract accelerators' investment. The significance of this study is that discriminatory evidence was presented on the accelerator determinants of investment, and it would be highly suggestive to startups and related public institutions.

초기 스타트업에 투자를 진행하는 동시에 보육 및 전반적인 관리를 진행하는 액셀러레이터가 최근 창업생태계의 '키(key)플레이어'로 떠오르고 있다. 이를 증명해 주는 것이 바로 중소벤처기업부에 등록된 국내 액셀러레이터의 수가 최근 208개에 달하는 것으로 그 사례를 들 수 있다. 액셀러레이터는 일정기간 동안 멘토링을 비롯해 사업 초기 기업에 필요한 교육을 제공해주며, 유망 기업에 시드투자 이후 후속 투자유치를 위해 데모데이 등의 방법으로 스타트업을 돕는 역할을 한다. 이러한 액셀러레이터들이 시드투자 시 어떤 요인에 의해 투자의사결정을 하게 되는 지에 대해서는 학계에 연구가 많지 않은 실정이다. 이에 본 연구는 액셀러레이터의 의미와 그 기능을 확인하고, 액셀러레이터가 스타트업에 투자를 결정할 때, 어떤 요인으로 판단을 하는지에 대해 분석하고자 하였다. 연구방법은 기존의 투자기관인 벤처캐피탈 및 엔젤투자자의 투자의사결정요인과 관련된 선행연구들에 대한 문헌연구와 43명의 액셀러레이터 투자의사결정자들을 대상으로 실증 조사를 통해 렌즈모델과 판단분석 방법을 활용하였다. 실증분석 결과 액셀러레이터가 본인들이 투자하고 교육할 초기 스타트업을 선정할 때 중요하게 고려하는 주요인 3가지는 창업가(팀)의 기업가적 특성, 제품 및 서비스에 관한 전문성, 성공시의 잠재적 수익률인 것으로 나타났다. 이는 초기 스타트업이 자금이 필요하거나 체계적인 교육 프로그램을 필요로 하는 상황이 발생했을 때, 액셀러레이터에 좀 더 전략적으로 접근할 수 있는 단초가 될 것이다. 또한 본 연구를 통해 도출된 결과는 스타트업이 액셀러레이터 투자 유치를 할 때 일종의 가이드라인이 될 수 있을 것이다. 본 연구의 의의는 액셀러레이터의 투자결정요인에 대하여 그 이론적 근거를 제시하였다는 데 그 차별성이 있으며, 액셀러레이터로 부터 투자를 받고자 하는 스타트업들과 관련 정책 기관들에게 그 시사점이 클 것이다.

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