Value-adding impact of accelerators on startups' development Online publication date: Wed, 04-Jan-2023
by Tamara Naulin; Alexandra Moritz
International Journal of Entrepreneurial Venturing (IJEV), Vol. 14, No. 6, 2022
Abstract: Smart capital is supposed to provide startups not only with necessary financial resources but also with nonfinancial resources that create added value. One of the recent players to emerge on the entrepreneurial finance landscape that offers this type of support to early-stage startups are business accelerators. Business accelerators are a phenomenon of increasing practical relevance, yet their actual impact on startups is unresolved so far. We tap into this research gap by investigating the value-added outcomes for startups generated by the value-adding inputs provided by the accelerator. Using a multiple case study approach, we show that accelerators add value to startups by providing them with eight categories of value-adding inputs, which lead to value-added outcomes on the entrepreneur's individual level, as well as on the firm level. Our study contributes to the literature on entrepreneurial finance, accelerators, and entrepreneurial learning and has practical implications for various accelerator stakeholders.
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