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Basics of venture capital
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Basics of venture capital

To understand the basics of venture capital and private equity
Created byBhavishya Sri Perumal
Last updated 6/2021
English

What you'll learn

  • Basics of venture capital

Course content

3 sections • 21 lectures • 1h 27m total length

  • Introduction4:33

    Discover how venture capital provides long-term, stable capital to high-growth startups, often requiring proof of concept for investments in novel technologies like software, internet, and biotech.

  • Sources3:36

    Explore three venture capital models: independent, captive, and single-company funds with third-party investment, and the financing framework, including soft law versus traditional law and public securities and private equity.

  • Types2:01

    Venture capital investments are made by private individuals and professionals through partnerships, with a focus on early-stage and later-stage investments.

  • Equity and debt3:05
  • Characteristics4:41

    Explore characteristics of venture capital: financing high risk ventures, equity capital with minority interests, and monitoring and management guidance. Recognize the limited horizon and exit after five to ten years.

  • Investment Process4:58
  • Detailed Process6:34
  • Exit Process3:58

    Examine the five exit mechanisms for venture capital—ipo, acquisition, secondary sale, management buyout, and liquidation or restructuring—and why ipo frequency drives venture investment.

  • VC financing stage-15:41
  • VC financing stage-26:10

    Explain expansion stage financing as a growing company seeks capital, faces cash flow constraints, and relies on venture capitalists, banks, and governments, with exit options like IPOs and acquisitions.

  • Advantages1:31
  • Disadvantages0:54
  • Factors5:53

    Identify factors determining venture capital needs, including nature of business, firm size, production cycles, seasonal variations, and the working capital cycle across manufacturing, financial services, and public utilities.

  • Venture capital process6:31

Requirements

  • no

Description

Venture capital (VC) is a form of private equity and a type of financing that investors provide to startup companies and small businesses that are believed to have long-term growth potential. Venture capital generally comes from well-off investors, investment banks, and any other financial institutions. However, it does not always take a monetary form; it can also be provided in the form of technical or managerial expertise. Venture capital is typically allocated to small companies with exceptional growth potential, or to companies that have grown quickly and appear poised to continue to expand.

Start up companies with a potential to grow need a certain amount of investment. Wealthy investors like to invest their capital in such businesses with a long-term growth perspective. This capital is known as venture capital and the investors are called venture capitalists.

  • Venture capital financing is funding provided to companies and entrepreneurs. It can be provided at different stages of their evolution, although it often involves early and seed round funding.

  • Venture capital funds manage pooled investments in high-growth opportunities in startups and other early-stage firms and are typically only open to accredited investors.

  • It has evolved from a niche activity at the end of the Second World War into a sophisticated industry with multiple players that play an important role in spurring innovation.

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Who this course is for:

  • All students and professionals

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