Financing Entrepreneurial Ventures

AY2024/2025 Semester 2

This course focuses on the special and unique considerations when planning the funding needs of new and young ventures. Many typical avenues of raising funds (such as bank borrowing, issuance of bonds or liquid equities) for established or public-listed companies are usually not available to new and young ventures due to the latter's lack of business track records. Hence, alternative fund raising avenues for new and young ventures need to be addressed. The analyses and requirements of professional investors in new and young ventures, in particular the venture capital funds, are very different from that of the public-equity investors or fund managers. This course will enable you to learn the approach to raising funds from the professional investors, and to understand the unique requirements of the venture capital funds, so as to enhance the probability of securing funding for your venture. This course is not only relevant for would-be entrepreneurs, but will also benefit students who intend to pursue a career in the venture capital industry or in corporate venture investments.