Startup Funding for Entrepreneurs
Faculty
Vadim Tarasov
Venture Partner at Target Global
Course length
Duration
Total hours
Credits
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Course type
Fee for single course
Fee for degree students
Skills you’ll learn
Overview
Practical introduction to the startup financing, including more traditional ways, like venture capital, but also touching upon new financing trends that are gaining traction these days, such as crowdfunding and ICO.
The course focuses on practical aspects of fundraising, including financing strategy, financial instruments, ways to approach investors and specific details that can make or break it when it comes to raising funds.
The course will contain several case studies and the final project that will consist of preparation of the financing strategy for the students’ own projects.
Learning highlights
- Preparation of fundraising strategy and choosing financial instruments and investors that are most appropriate for your company and current stage
- Sufficient understanding of the main financing instruments in VC:
- Convertible Note
- SAFE
- Equity Investment
- Venture Debt
- New Investment Trends:
- ICO
- Crowdfunding
Course outline
4 classes
Session 1
The Basics.
Company financing stages and investor types
Basic investment instruments(CN/SAFE/Equity)
Session 2
Early stage financing.
Convertible Note
SAFE
Session 3
Equity financing details and caveats (anti-dilution, liquidation preference, control provisions, etc)
Session 4
Financing strategy preparation (aligning fundraising with financial needs, valuations and round sizes and timing)
Prerequisites
This course is one of three in a wholistic series.
Students that have already taken MSL-111 and those with prior experience with HTML, CSS, and Javascript building simple web pages will be good candidates for this module.
Vadim Tarasov serves as a Venture Partner at Target Global. He is a Venture Partner at Bright Capital LLC and Digital Strategy Advisor at Media3. Previously, he was an Associate Partner at Bright Capital LLC.
He works with companies in renewable fuels, advanced materials, Information Technology, Internet and digital media sectors. Tarasov served as an Investment Director at Bright Capital LLC since November 2011. From 2009 to 2011, he was the International Business Development Director at IQ One, an investment company focusing on IT, Internet & New Media projects in Russia. He worked as a Managing Partner at CB Invest. He served as Managing Director at Altpoint Ventures.
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Startup Funding for Entrepreneurs
by Vadim Tarasov
Total hours
45 Hours
Dates
Oct 17 - Nov 04, 2016
Fee for single course
€1500
Fee for degree students
€750
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FAQ
Will I receive a certificate after completion?
Yes. Upon completion of the course, you will receive a certificate signed by the director of the program your course belonged to.
Do I need a visa?
This depends on your case. Please check with the Spanish or Thai consulate in your country of residence about visa requirements. We will do our part to provide you with the necessary documents, such as the Certificate of Enrollment.
Can I get a discount?
Yes. The easiest way to enroll in a course at a discounted price is to register for multiple courses. Registering for multiple courses will reduce the cost per individual course. Please ask the Admissions Office for more information about the other kinds of discounts we offer and what you can do to receive one.