Venture Capital

Our Venture Capital program is for investors and entrepreneurs keen to hone their financial and interpersonal skills for venture capital financing. During the program, industry professionals guide participants through the deal process, combining class-based theory with real-world cases and practical group activities. Participants will acquire a deep understanding of how venture capital investors fundraise, generate investment opportunities, screen, valuate, carry out due diligence, negotiate the termsheet, add value, manage the portfolio, and finally exit the company.

Should participants in the Venture Capital program wish to cover a wider range of investment classes, they will have access to the Private Equity program with a special concession.

Program methodology

The Venture Capital program integrates class-based theory with case studies and group discussions to teach participants the relevant approaches to the venture capital process. Professors encourage the use of creative tools to solve negotiation bottlenecks and role-play sessions provide the perfect backdrop for participants to share ideas and feedback.

GENERATION, SCREENING, AND VALUATION OF INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES

• How to generate investment opportunities.
• What to look for in a startup project.
• Teaser screening.
• Valuation of potential investments.
• The VC method.

NEGOTIATION, TERMSHEET AND DUE DILIGENCE

• Negotiation strategies.
• Term sheet: red flags and key clauses (financial, corporate governance, people, share vesting).
• Effective due diligence.
• The entrepreneur’s perspective.

PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT, VALUE CREATION, AND EXIT

• Underlying economics of a VC fund.
• Maximizing returns through active portfolio management.
• Value drivers and value creation tools.
• Exit strategies (IPO, trade sale, secondary buy-out, partial exits, next rounds).