Edited by Ine Paeleman, Associate Professor in Entrepreneurial Finance, Antwerp Centre for Entrepreneurship Research, Department of Accountancy and Finance, Faculty of Business and Economics, University of Antwerp, Tom Vanacker, Associate Professor in Entrepreneurial Finance, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Ghent University, Belgium and University of Exeter Business School, UK, Silvio Vismara, Full Professor of Corporate Finance, Department of Management, University of Bergamo and Laboratory for the Analysis of CompleX Economic Systems (AXES), IMT School for Advanced Studies Lucca, Italy and Supradeep Dutta, Assistant Professor of Strategic Management, Rutgers University, USA