Mapping of Literature on Financing of Start-ups in the Last Thirty Years, a Bibliometric Analysis

Abstract

Research on Start-up financing has observed a significant development in the past few years, and shown boost in the interest & number of publication. This research reviewed the literature which are published on the Start-up financing with the help of bibliometric tools. This research studied the recent development in this field and highlight the important gaps in the present published literature on Start-up financing. Found 1344 research papers in the Scopus data house by searching keywords. Methods of performance analysis used which supported in exploring of significant sources i.e. journals, significant authors, major contributor countries and affiliations to add on the literature on Start-up financing. This systematic process of different tools has presuming significant understanding on the theoretical & cognitive frame of the area. Ultimately, the finding suggested in the research paper will give a significant direction for further research on the subject.