New Venture Financing (Synchronous e-learning) (English)
About This Course
The global start-up scene is booming, with more new start-ups raising large amounts of venture capital and disrupting existing business models. How do you finance new ventures? Start-ups and young companies need a lot of money but don't have easy access to traditional financing like established firms. Investing in these new ventures involves high uncertainty and information gaps between investors and entrepreneurs, which can lead to conflicts. It's crucial for entrepreneurs to understand the best ways to finance their ventures at different stages. They need to learn how to value their new business and organise funding as it grows.
What You'll Learn
- Evaluate the differences in investing and the potential risks and returns.
- Analyse the rationale for investing: diversification, control and return enhancement.
- Evaluate the different stages of venture capital investing, the investment process for typical venture investment, and the qualities that a venture capital firm looks for in a potential investment.
Scope/Syllabus:
1. Introduction to New Venture Financing
2. Types and Costs of Financing
3. Angel Investment
4. When, What, Which, Where, and How, on New Venture Financing
5. Deal screening
6. Valuation
7. Term Sheet
8. Deal Structuring and Negotiation
9. Value-added Services
10. Exit Strategy
11. Fundraising Exercise
12. Discussion of Investment Cases
Entry Requirements
No pre-requisites are needed. However, participants without qualifications or working experience in finance or technical field may find the course contents challenging.