PE Bridging the Financing Gap for AI Startups: Technology Screening and Dynamic Adaptation Mechanisms

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10.2991/978-2-38476-475-4_123How to use a DOI?

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Private equity investment; artificial intelligence startups; financing gap; technology screening; dynamic adaptation mechanism

Abstract

Addressing the financing challenges faced by artificial intelligence (AI) startups amidst rapid technological iterations and high market uncertainty, this study employs a mixed-methods research approach based on a three-dimensional “capital-resource-ecosystem” analytical framework to investigate the mechanisms through which private equity (PE) mitigates long-term financing needs via technological screening and dynamic constraint mechanisms. The findings reveal: (1) AI startups possessing high-quality patents demonstrate a 54.6% reduction in financing gaps compared to non-patent holders, indicating significant technological screening effects; (2) PE establishes dynamic adaptation mechanisms through staged investments, technology valuation adjustment mechanisms (VAMs), and ecosystem synergies, though technological substitution and governance risks require attention; (3) Policy improvements should focus on optimizing multi-tiered exit channels, technological valuation systems, and risk compensation mechanisms. The findings not only offer a novel dynamic adaptation perspective to financing gap theory but also, through correlation analysis between patent quality and financing gaps, provide empirical evidence and decision-making references for optimizing AI startups’ technological strategies and formulating sci-tech finance policies.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Chiehyu Yang
PY  - 2025
DA  - 2025/11/11
TI  - PE Bridging the Financing Gap for AI Startups: Technology Screening and Dynamic Adaptation Mechanisms
BT  - Proceedings of the 2025 10th International Conference on Modern Management, Education and Social Sciences (MMET 2025)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 1114
EP  - 1123
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-38476-475-4_123
DO  - 10.2991/978-2-38476-475-4_123
ID  - Yang2025
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