Introduction to Venture Capital: Intersection Between Entrepreneurship and Finance New

This course intersects with both finance and entrepreneurship. It explores the role of Venture Capital (VC) in the funding process of emerging companies: how venture capitalists operate, their investment decision-making process, the criteria they use to evaluate investment opportunities and startup companies, and how they support and add value to entrepreneurs.

It will cover both the perspective of a VC investor and of an entrepreneur raising capital for their venture. Students will engage in case studies and simulations as both entrepreneurs developing a business plan and negotiating a capital raising round with a VC firm, and as a venture capital investor evaluating an investment opportunity, i.e. the financial business plan of a start up company.

The course requires no prior understanding of finance since it will include a thorough introduction to the basics of financial statement analysis, financial business planning and company valuation.