Venture capitalists face more risk and uncertainty when they invest in companies that are far away compared to startups in their own region or country. Yet, more cross-border VC investment is happening than ever before. New research from Wharton management professor Exequiel (Zeke) Hernandez and Sarath Balachandran, assistant professor of strategy and entrepreneurship at the London Business School, looks at why that is happening. In a paper titled, “Mi Casa Es Tu Casa: Immigrant Entrepreneurs as Pathways to Foreign Venture Capital Investments,” the two authors examine the role immigrants play in facilitating these investments. Hernandez recently spoke with Knowledge@Wharton about their research. (Listen to the podcast at the top of this page.)
