Optimization of a Portfolio of Venture Investments

Description of the granted funding

We develop a model for optimization of venture investments based on the methods of multivariate simulation (Copulas) and mixed integer linear programming. We collected historical data on venture capital investments and subsequent performance of the financed companies (targets). Using the historical data, we specified the parameters of the model and demonstrated its functionality in the experimental set up. The model can serve as a useful tool helping venture capital investors or other interested parties to choose best performing portfolios among the short-listed companies for the venture financing.
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Starting year

2019

End year

2020

Granted funding

Andrei Vedernikov
22 000 €

Funder

KAUTE-säätiö

Funding instrument

Ph.D work

Other information

Funding decision number

KAUTE-säätiö_20190236

Fields of science

SOCIAL SCIENCES

Keywords

venture capital, Copulas, MILP, portfolio optimisation

Identified topics

computer science, information science, algorithms