Are Team-founded Ventures More Likely to be Acquired?

Given the vibrant market for the acquisitions of new ventures, identifying the determinants of these acquisitions is an important question for practitioners and academics alike. We investigate whether team ventures are more likely to be acquired than single-founder ventures, and if so, attempt to determine what number of founders, or team size, is associated with the highest acquisition likelihood. Using the Kauffman Firm Survey (KFS) panel...