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Foundation for VC Investment Professionals
Live online classroom
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.
This training course will take place on line.
The detailed programme will be made available in the coming weeks.
Programme topics
- Introduction
- The VC universe: Corporate Venturing
- Venture Capital Fund Structure & Marketing
- VC Opportunity & Decision Criteria
- Due Diligence
- Deal Structuring
- Board participation & management
- Valuation
- Exit Selection & Process
- Firm management
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This training course will take place online.
Course Fee (excluding accommodation):
Invest Europe Members: €1565
Non-members: €2245
21% VAT will be added to the above prices for Belgian'based participants.
The above prices also include all material related to the Foundation for Venture Capital Investment Professionals.
Payment:
Participants are requested to pay by cheque, banker's draft, bank transfer or credit card in Euro as shown on the Application Form. Applications sent after 15 May 2022 should be paid by credit card.
Bank transfers: should be made net of bank charges and commission to the following bank: ING Avenue Marnix 24, B-1000 Brussels
International bank transfer account number: IBAN BE33 3300 5785 0046 SWIFT/BIC: BBRUBE BB
Domestic bank transfer account number: 330-0578500-46
A copy of the bank transfer should be sent together with the application form. To avoid any confusion, participants are requested to indicate clearly their names and addresses on transfer orders and cheques. Confirmation of registration for fees and practical information will be sent after receipt of the application form and payment. For late registrations (see above), we require payment via a credit card.
Cancellation:
Cancellations can only be accepted if received (in writing) by 15 May 2022. Fees (less 20% administrative charges) will then be refunded. After this date, delegates will be liable for the full fee.
In case of cancellation, a substitution between members of the same company is still possible at any time.
The working language of the course will be English.
To register for the course the candidate should submit the registration form and proof of payment. Invest Europe maintains the right to refuse the registration if it is not accompanied by all the supporting documents.
Due to the high demand for Invest Europe Training courses, priority is given to Invest Europe members. Registrations will be handled on a first-come-first-served basis.
Any registration received after 15 May 2022 should mention a credit card number for the payment of course fees.