Venture Capital 101 for Startups & ENtrepreneurs

This is an intensive Workshop which will teach you the basics of Venture Capital. This is specially useful for Entrepreneurs or Startups that might be looking to raise funds from Angel Investors or Venture Capitalists. It is always a good idea to understand the basics of Venture Capital fundraising before approaching a Lawyer. 

This Workshop will be delivered by experienced guest speakers & Entrepreneurs who will help you to get a strong understanding of fundraising.

The Agenda for this Workshop is listed below:

• Introduction to the Venture Capital Industry
• Preparation for raising funds 
• How to Raise Money?
• Common Financial Instruments
• Types of Valuations
• Basics of the Term Sheet
• Economic Terms
• Control Terms
• Capitalization Table
• Exit Options
• Negotiation Tactics
• Question & Answer Session
• Math Corner: Problem Set

ABOUT THE WORKSHOP FACILITATORS

Pradeep is the Founder & CEO @ Fillip (http://www.fillipinc.com/), a Mentor @ NUMA Bangalore ( A Paris based Startup Accelerator ? http://numabengaluru.com/) & an Events Manager @ Startup Pirates Bangalore (A Portugal based Pre-Accelerator ?http://www.startuppirates.org/). He is deeply passionate about Entrepreneurship & the Startup craze caught him at very young age.

Prior to this, he worked as a Management Consultant at US Government Agencies like Client Network Services Inc., (CNSI)/US Department of Agriculture (USDA) in Washington DC, & short term gigs @ innovative startups like ZoomCars (Bangalore), Plutora (Australia), & G2G (Bangalore). He is a Computer Science graduate from the State University of New York (SUNY), Binghamton.