Venture Capital Investment - The Essentials

Introduction

Ideal for those new to venture capital, and those who wish to learn about the commercial and practical aspects of venture capital investing, this introductory level webinar will cover the entire venture capital investment process; from sourcing deals through to the due diligence and approval processes and exiting from investments.

Utilising expert speaker Keith Arundale’s recently published research on European and USA venture capital investment practices, the differences in approach to investing between European and USA VC firms will also be explored.

What You Will Learn

This webinar will cover the following:

• How deals are sourced
• Proactive and reactive sourcing of deals
• Branding
• Competitive environment
• Different strategies
• Stage, sector and geographic focus
• ‘1 in 10’, home run versus growth strategy
• Determining investment themes
• Investing in disruption
• Due diligence and investment approval
• Initial due diligence
• Partner approval process / Investment committees
• External due diligence
• Key investment terms:
• Preference shares
• Liquidation preferences
• Ratchets
• Consent rights
• Anti-dilution
• Investor friendly versus entrepreneurial friendly terms
• Use of ‘standard’ terms
• Syndication:
• Local and international collaboration
• Monitoring and adding value:
• Monitoring process
• Portfolio reviews
• Use of metrics
• Adding value to the investment
• Exiting investments:
• Exit process
• Timing of exits
• Who makes exit decisions?

This webinar was recorded on 14th July 2021