Matching Startups and Investors in Africa

Last registered on October 18, 2024
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Pre-Trial

Trial Information

General Information

Title
Matching Startups and Investors in Africa
RCT ID
AEARCTR-0014574
Initial registration date
October 14, 2024

Initial registration date is when the trial was registered.

It corresponds to when the registration was submitted to the Registry to be reviewed for publication.

First published
October 18, 2024, 5:03 PM EDT

First published corresponds to when the trial was first made public on the Registry after being reviewed.

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Primary Investigator

Name
Emanuele Colonnelli
Affiliation
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Additional Trial Information

Status
In development
Start date
2024-10-31
End date
2025-06-30
Keywords
Finance & Microfinance, Firms & Productivity
Additional Keywords
JEL code(s)
Secondary IDs
Prior work
This trial does not extend or rely on any prior RCTs.
Abstract
This study aims to examine the impact of directly introducing firms to investment partners (i.e., investors, accelerators, incubators) in Africa on deal generation and, ultimately, firm growth. We provide firms with opportunities for direct introductions to these partners within a randomized controlled trial setting. Our goal is to measure the causal impact of these introductions on various investment and business outcomes. Investment outcomes include active interaction between firms and investment partners, such as meetings to discuss potential investments, investments made by the partners, and the value of those investments. Business outcomes include revenue and number of employees.
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Registration Citation

Citation
Colonnelli, Emanuele. 2024. "Matching Startups and Investors in Africa." AEA RCT Registry. October 18. https://doi.org/10.1257/rct.14574-1.0
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Experimental Details

Interventions

Intervention(s)
This study aims to examine the impact of directly introducing firms to investment partners (i.e., investors, accelerators, incubators) in Africa on deal generation and, ultimately, firm growth. We provide firms with opportunities for direct introductions to these partners within a randomized controlled trial setting.
Intervention Start Date
2024-10-31
Intervention End Date
2025-06-30

Primary Outcomes

Primary Outcomes (end points)
Our goal is to measure the causal impact of these introductions on various investment and business outcomes. Investment outcomes include active interaction between firms and investment partners, such as meetings to discuss potential investments, investments made by the partners, and the value of those investments. Business outcomes include revenue and number of employees.
Primary Outcomes (explanation)

Secondary Outcomes

Secondary Outcomes (end points)
Secondary Outcomes (explanation)

Experimental Design

Experimental Design
2000 firms split equally into Treatment and Control. We stratify by whether the firm has shown recent online activity.
Experimental Design Details
Not available
Randomization Method
Randomization done in Stata.
Randomization Unit
Firm
Was the treatment clustered?
No

Experiment Characteristics

Sample size: planned number of clusters
2000
Sample size: planned number of observations
2000
Sample size (or number of clusters) by treatment arms
1000 T vs 1000 C
Minimum detectable effect size for main outcomes (accounting for sample design and clustering)
Supporting Documents and Materials
IRB

Institutional Review Boards (IRBs)

IRB Name
SBS-IRB Chicago
IRB Approval Date
2023-09-05
IRB Approval Number
IRB23-1385
Analysis Plan

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