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Investment Banking and Finance: Venture Capital Fundraising

Investment Banking and Finance; Venture Capital Fundraising Pitching to Investors Angels, Venture Capital, Crowdfunding
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Rating: 4.6 out of 54.6 (366 ratings)
2,595 students
Created by John Colley MBA, MA(Cantab)
Last updated 4/2021
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What you'll learn

  • Most Focused Udemy Course on Fundraising for Startups from Venture Capital
  • Significantly increase your chances of Fundraising from Venture Capital (and others) taught by an Investment Banker and Entrepreneur with nearly 30 years (29) experience in the markets
  • Develop your understanding of how Venture Capital looks at Business, Finance and Startup Business Strategy and how this influences their investment criteria: make sure you are talking to the right investors
  • How to email Venture Capital and Angel Investors
  • Startup Fundraising from Angels and Venture Capital; find the right investors, how to approach them, how and how to master the art of Investor Pitching
  • How to explain your Business Strategy and Finance requirements through your Business and Financial Plan
  • How to manage the Fundraising Process
  • Going beyond the Pitch Deck, understand Venture Capital Term Sheets and how to negotiate them
  • Discover the potential of Equity Crowdfunding for your business and learn from a CEO how he successfully raised money for his Startup

Requirements

  • Access to Spreadsheet and Presentation software - Excel, Keynote, Powerpoint
  • A determination to succeed despite the odds!
  • Commitment to following every step of this course - there are no short cuts!
  • In the face of everything, a sense of humour :)

Description

Welcome my Investment Banking and Finance Venture Capital Fundraising Masterclass

Are you an Entrepreneur, a Startup Founder or an Adviser? 

Does your Business need Capital? 

Is Fundraising and Investor Pitching your next step?

Where do you start?
Start Here - this course is designed to take you through the whole process from Planning to finding Investors and then understanding and negotiating a Term Sheet.

Along the way you will learn a lot about your business and even more about the way Investors think!

This Course is my "Centre of Excellence" for all things Startup, Venture Capital Fundraising and Investor Pitching

In this course you will discover and come to understand:

  • The Key Basics of Startups and Raising Capital

  • Understand the types of Venture Capital and Angel Investors

  • How to find the right Investor for your business

  • How to Present your Business to an Investor

  • How to put together an Integrated Business and Financial Plan and Pitch Deck

  • How to deliver a winning Pitch Presentation to Investors

  • How to Manage the Investment Process

  • How to Understand Venture Capital Term Sheets and how to negotiate them

  • Should You Consider Equity Crowdfunding - we discuss it in depth

  • Video Interview with a Successful Crowdfunding CEO

As we go through the course we will address some important questions:

  • Is your business right for Venture Capital finance?

  • What are your equity and non equity financing options?

  • What are the Pros and Cons of Venture Capital finance?

  • Do you understand the Stages of Investment?

  • How should you attract and engage investors?

  • What should you know about deal structures and the investment process?

  • What are the key Deal Terms you should be aware of?

  • Summary - how to to choose the right Venture Capitalist for your business?


    This course has over 198 lectures and over thirteen hours of the best content I can put together for you in one place.  With nearly 30 years investment banking experience, I have been doing this professionally for longer than I like to admit!

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BONUS MINI COURSE: The State of the Venture Capital Market

I was recently invited to attend a seminar held by a leading London Technology Law firm.

At the seminar an expert panel debated the state of the Venture Capital market for early stage, Series A and Series B funding in 2019.

This training summarises many of the key points discussed and I have included my own views, comments and opinions based on 30 years of investment banking experience, 20 of them spent advising technology companies.

The opinions, errors and omissions are mine and mine alone.

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Update: June 2020

New Section: Why do Startups Fail?

Check out my check list of 21 reasons why Startups fail.  90% of Startups do fail - can you avoid being one of them?

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This training is important if you are an entrepreneur or founder who is looking to raise capital from VCs in the foreseeable future. As we discuss the key questions, the information will help you to position your company for funding and avoid many common mistakes and errors.

Nothing in this course offers financial or legal advice. For this you must go to your own legal and financial advisers.

My name is John Colley - I have been advising Public and Private Companies since 1988 on Strategy and Capital Raising! I have put this course together based on my experience of working closely with Entrepreneurs as well as having co-founded two businesses myself.

This is my course to help you beat the odds! I want you to succeed and really look forward to working with you to help you to make a success of your business!

Enroll today and I look forward to seeing you inside the course!

Who this course is for:

  • Startup Entrepreneurs who have a Fundraising Requirement for their business
  • Any Entrepreneur who is considering Fundraising from Angels or Venture Capital
  • Any Startup Owner who needs to discover the art of Investor Pitching

Featured review

Konstantinos Antonakopoulos
Konstantinos Antonakopoulos
37 courses
15 reviews
Rating: 4.5 out of 5a year ago
The teacher is obviously experienced and explains concepts and terms efficiently. Looking forward to learn more about Seed, Angel and VC funding, how to find them and ways to approach them and making the final deal.

Course content

27 sections • 206 lectures • 14h 27m total length

  • Preview04:52

  • Preview05:23
  • Preview05:20
  • Preview04:05
  • Preview03:41
  • Preview00:52

  • Preview01:07
  • Preview01:22
  • Preview02:06
  • Preview01:10

  • Startup Essentials - Markets
    05:08
  • Startup Essentials - Profits
    05:51
  • Startup Essentials - Business Plan
    04:58
  • Startup Essentials - Capital
    05:07
  • Startup Essentials - Value
    06:22
  • Startup Essentials - Investors
    05:13
  • Section Text Summary PDF for Download
    00:06

  • What Are Your Equity And Non Equity Financing Options? Section Intro
    01:04
  • What Are Your Financing Options
    03:20
  • Equity Finance Options
    02:45

  • Do You Really Understand Venture Capitalists?
    Preview08:47
  • Do You Match Their Criteria?
    09:21
  • Four Key Questions to Ask?
    03:28
  • Understanding the Investment Process
    06:32

  • The Pros and Cons of Venture Capital Investment: Section Intro
    01:22
  • What Are The Benefits Of A Partnership With A Venture Capitalist?
    03:12
  • When NOT To Raise Money From a VC
    01:54
  • So What Factors Should Founders Be Considering?
    02:45

  • Investment Stages Explained Section Intro
    01:18
  • Seed, Series A and Later Stages
    02:41
  • Pre-IPO, Buyout, Buy and Build, Trade Sale, Secondary Buyouts
    01:50

  • Introduction: Understanding Your VCs; A Case Study
    02:07
  • Preview06:45
  • A Detailed Breakdown of Different Types of Private Equity Funds
    02:12
  • What is their Ideal Investment Size?
    04:43
  • What Stage Do They Invest At?
    03:20
  • Stage of Business Financing from a VC Perspective
    05:29
  • How Can You Define Venture Capitalists' Sector Interest?
    02:51
  • What Part Does Geography Play?
    04:25
  • What is meant by Style and Structure?
    04:14
  • What is meant by Key Investment Criteria?
    02:36
  • Section Summary: Do You Understand VCs?
    04:07

  • Thinking Like a VC - How to Evaluate Deals Like a VC
    04:07
  • Preview05:42
  • In Case You Were Wondering, NASDAQ Guide to Initial Listing
    00:13
  • Considering Valuation from the VC Perspective
    05:37
  • Preview07:02
  • How do Investors Value a Series A Investment?
    03:48
  • How do VCs look at your Market?
    04:00
  • What do VCs think about your Product or Service?
    04:53
  • How do VCs evaluate You and your Management Team?
    05:46
  • Why is Exit Strategy important to VCs?
    05:31
  • Why are Barriers to Entry important?
    05:53
  • How do VCs consider your Competition?
    03:34
  • What Financial Information is important to VCs?
    02:43
  • What is the typical VC Decision Making Process?
    04:12
  • Seed Stage VC's Decision Tree
    00:40
  • Project: Evaluate Your Own Startup
    01:51

Instructor

John Colley MBA, MA(Cantab)
Investment Banking | Business| Entrepreneurship | Finance
John Colley MBA, MA(Cantab)
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Why are over 90,000 students enrolled in my online courses?

1. I teach with passion from my experience with my students my first priority.

2. My courses will help you to achieve your goals and change your life today.

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"Fantastically put together course and content - very informative and lecturer was very knowledgeable and insightful! Highly Recommend for anyone interested in learning the Fundamentals of PE / VC" Aakarsh

"Very helpful, relevant and insightful I am a professional in Investment Banking and I learned a lot about the processes that senior bankers (VP's and MD's) deal with on a regular basis in detail: Section 4 and onwards was what I was looking for before I purchased the course and I feel my needs were met beyond expectations. One could inaccurately be "concerned" because of the short durations of the videos and think that the content is "brief", "light" or "superficially" covered - it definitely isn't: I've never seen videos in which, literally, every second contained information completely relevant and essential to the topic. I frequently paused videos to take notes. Also the attachments provided as guidance are very detailed and insightful." Daniel

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About John Colley, MA, MBA

John is a best selling online instructor, investment banker, international speaker and entrepreneur, whose eLearning courses have been featured on Forbes, The Economist and many other professional platforms.

My CV

Over a City of London Investment Banking Career of nearly 30 years, John, the Founder of Six Minute Strategist Consulting, has been teaching over 75,000 students on Udemy since 2013.

In his City career John has:

** Floated  companies on the London Stock Exchange

** Worked on British Government Privatisations

** Advised on Hostile Takeovers

** Originated a $300m acquisition in the Far East for a European cement company

** Originated deals for Private Equity Firms

** Raised capital for dozens of Technology companies from Start Ups to Mid Sized companies

** In Mergers and Acquisitions, sold public and private companies

** Worked closely with a wide range of Venture Capital and Private Equity Firms

** Founder and helped managed two Investment Banking Boutiques in London

With two degrees from Cambridge University (Bachelors and Masters), an MBA with Distinction from Cass Business School, John also graduated from the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst (the UK's West Point) as an Army Officer. His MBA Dissertation won the Tallow Chandler's Prize for the Best MBA Dissertation in his graduating year 1993.

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