| Variable type | Variable name | Variable definition | Variable symbol |
| Independent variable | Start-ups funding rounds | The sum of all rounds of financing received by the enterprise | funding_rounds |
| Start-ups seed funding | The number of seed rounds funding received by the enterprise | seed | |
| Start-ups private financing | The number of private (directed) financing received by the enterprise | undisclosed | |
| Start-ups venture capital financing | The number of venture capital financing receivedby the enterprise | venture | |
| Start-ups borrow from banks | The number of times the enterprise borrows from a bank | debt_financing | |
| Start-ups government funding | The number of government funding received by the enterprise | grant | |
| Start-ups angel round financing | The number of angel rounds funding received by the enterprise | angel | |
| Start-ups private equity financing | The number of private equity financing received by the enterprise | private_equity | |
| Convertible bond | Whether the enterprise uses convertible bond | convertible_bond | |
| Equity financing after listing | The number of raised equity funds after listing | post_ipo_equity | |
| Debt financing after listing | The number of raised debts after listing | post_ipo_debt | |
| Start-ups equity crowdfunding | The number of equity crowdfunding received by the enterprise | equity_crowdfunding | |
| Start-ups secondary market financing | The number of secondary market financing received by the enterprise | secondary_market | |
| Dependent variable | Start-up success | Start-up status | status |