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

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  • 2022
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  • 1975-7557(pISSN)
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  • 2671-9509(eISSN)
한국벤처창업학회 (The Korean Society of Business Venturing)
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신디케이트 내부 VC 리드투자자 비중과 투자자 지위가 투자 성과에 미치는 영향력에 관한 연구

The Effects of Proportion of Lead Investors and Investors' status on Investment Growth in VC Syndications

  • 투고 : 2021.11.09
  • 심사 : 2022.02.21
  • 발행 : 2022.02.28
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본 논문은 주주의 구성 및 지분이 기업 성과에 유의미한 영향을 미친다는 기존 재무, 경영전략의 문헌에 기반, 벤처 신디케이트(VC syndication) 내 리드투자자 비중 및 투자자 지위가 투자유치 및 확대에 미치는 영향력을 살펴본다. VC 신디케이트 내의 리드 투자자의 증가는 시장 내 영향력 증가, 높은 가시성 등의 이점을 기반으로 투자 기업의 가용자원을 증가시켜 투자 성과에 긍정적으로 작용한다. 반면 리드투자자는 투자 전략수립과 실행에 있어 상반된 의견을 제시하거나 영향력을 관철시키려는 경향을 보이기 때문에 리드 투자자의 증가가 갈등을 조장할 수 있으며, 이때 조정을 위해 많은 시간과 비용을 소모해 잠재투자자의 진입장벽을 높이거나, 기존 투자자들의 추후 투자 수준을 낮추는 등의 비용을 수반할 수 있다. 따라서 우리는 리드 투자자는 투자성과에 긍정적인 영향력을 미치지만 일정 수준을 넘어서는 경우 투자 성과가 하락하는 역 U자 형태를 보일 것이라는 가설을 수립하였다. 또한 신디케이트 내 VC의 지위가 높아질수록 이견이 쉽게 조율되지 않아 리드 투자자 비중 증가에 따른 비용이 더욱 증가할 것으로 예측하였다. 본 연구는 Thomson VentureXperts 데이터에서 추출한 1991년부터 2005년까지 약 15년간의 24,677건의 VC 신디케이트 투자 데이터를 기반으로 가설을 검증하였다. 연구결과 신디케이트 내 리드투자자의 비중과 투자성과는 역 U자 관계를 보이며 신디케이트 내부 VC 지위가 높아질수록 갈등에 따른 투자 성과 하락이 더욱 강화된다는 것을 확인하였다. 본 연구결과는 투자자 간의 관계 기반의 힘의 역학을 고려할 필요성 및 명확한 역할 분담 및 조정시스템 도입에 관한 논의가 필요하다는 점을 시사한다.

This paper examines the influence of the portion of lead investors and investors' status on the investment performance of venture syndication. According to existing literature, multiple investors in VC syndicates can positively impact investment performance by investing both tangible and intangible resources in target companies based on market influence or high visibility. On the other hand, the presence of multiple leaders can cause conflicts in formulating and implementing investment strategy or free-riding problems or increase entry barriers for potential investors, lowering additional investment from existing investors. Therefore, we hypothesize that the relationship between proportion of lead investors and investment performance is inverted-U shape. Moreover, we predict that the status of VCs in the syndication will moderate the relationship between proportion of lead investors and investment performance since high-status actors are less likely to cooperate with or yield power to others. We tested these hypotheses using 24,677 VC syndicated investment data from 1991 to 2005 and found solid supports for the hypotheses. The findings suggest that firms need to consider relationship-based power dynamics among investors within a syndication and design effective role setting and coordination systems.

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