Critical characteristics of Latin America unicorn companies
Thesis title: | Critical characteristics of Latin America unicorn companies |
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Author: | Gadala-Maria, Jose Raul |
Thesis type: | Diploma thesis |
Supervisor: | Andera, Michal |
Opponents: | Orel, Marko |
Thesis language: | English |
Abstract: | The amount of companies reaching a $1B valuations, unicorn status, has been growing constantly for the last few years. This has been a global tendency. In this research, we aimed to analyze high-growth companies from the Latin America region in search of common traits. We evaluate 11 privately held companies backed by venture capital firms with valuations of $1B or more, from the Latin America region. By creating an overview of the market, the company history, founders‘ history, business model, and financing, between other aspects, we compared the findings and establish common traits found in our sample group. We have found similarities in founders‘ profiles, market conditions, and financing tendencies. From an entrepreneurial perspective, this study has created a better description of the main characteristics of high-growth companies in Latin America to provide entrepreneurs a better understanding of each company‘s conditions, that in order might represent the entrepreneurial environment in Latin America. |
Keywords: | Latin America; Entrepreneurship; Venture Capital; Start-ups; Unicorns; Founders |
Thesis title: | Common Traits of Unicorn Companies in Latin America |
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Author: | Gadala-Maria, Jose Raul |
Thesis type: | Diplomová práce |
Supervisor: | Andera, Michal |
Opponents: | Orel, Marko |
Thesis language: | English |
Abstract: | The amount of companies reaching a $1B valuations, unicorn status, has been growing constantly for the last few years. This has been a global tendency. In this research, we aimed to analyze high-growth companies from the Latin America region in search of common traits. We evaluate 11 privately held companies backed by venture capital firms with valuations of $1B or more, from the Latin America region. By creating an overview of the market, the company history, founders‘ history, business model, and financing, between other aspects, we compared the findings and establish common traits found in our sample group. We have found similarities in founders‘ profiles, market conditions, and financing tendencies. From an entrepreneurial perspective, this study has created a better description of the main characteristics of high-growth companies in Latin America to provide entrepreneurs a better understanding of each company‘s conditions, that in order might represent the entrepreneurial environment in Latin America. |
Keywords: | Latin America; Venture Capital; High-growth companies; Entrepreneurship; Unicorns; Founders |
Information about study
Study programme: | Ekonomika a management/International Management |
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Type of study programme: | Magisterský studijní program |
Assigned degree: | Ing. |
Institutions assigning academic degree: | Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze |
Faculty: | Faculty of Business Administration |
Department: | Department of Entrepreneurship |
Information on submission and defense
Date of assignment: | 19. 11. 2019 |
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Date of submission: | 13. 5. 2020 |
Date of defense: | 4. 6. 2020 |
Identifier in the InSIS system: | https://insis.vse.cz/zp/71865/podrobnosti |