Foundation for VC Investment Professionals
What is it?
Invest Europe Foundation for Venture Capital Investment Professionals is a three-day training programme designed for early-career practitioners.
The modules of this course have been specifically designed to offer participants an overview and a broad understanding of the different milestones and processes in private equity investment. The agenda has been set out in such a way as to reflect the life of a fund and its manager, focusing on some of the situations faced by professionals investing in seed, start-up and development capital.
The Foundation for Venture Capital Investment Professionals looks at:
- Fund structure and management
- Fund marketing
- Deals and deal flow
- Valuations
- Working with entrepreneurs & board management
- Exits selections and process
- Firm management
- Corporate Venturing
The course leaders use real-life case studies to illustrate key areas for discussion, together with experiences from many years of practice.
Who should attend?
The course is designed for junior investment professionals who are keen to discuss best practices of the VC investment cycle.
For newly-hired professionals who have just started work in venture capital: we recommend that you first follow our on-demand e-learning Introduction to Private Equity. Within a couple of hours, this interactive self-paced course will cover the essential industry definitions and relationships that you will need to know to be able to participate effectively in the discussions of our live online classroom training.