About Certificate Program in Venture Capital (CPVC)
Venture Capital is the most lucrative and high-paying career opportunity within finance industry. However, very few manage to land these super dream job role. The entry barrier being – knowledge, knowledge and knowledge!
The core skill one needs for building a career in Venture Capital is a comprehensive understanding of business analytics, core finance, combined with practical use cases and interactions with industry experts.
The 2 weekend online course is designed to master the skillsets required to understand Venture Capital and build a career. The course outline includes
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Creating an investment thesis and identifying promising startups
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Techniques for valuing startups
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Deal structuring, including CCDs and CCPS
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Negotiating deals and creating term sheets
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A live Shark Tank-style pitch session where founders seek capital
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Capstone project
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Final assessment
Our faculty include some of the best names in the industry coming from top tier firms in India and abroad. Learn from venture capital investors, successful entrepreneurs and investment bankers.
Curriculum
Day #01
Build your investment thesis through fundability matrix
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Understand the basics of venture capital investments
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Build your filtration criteria for choosing the right investment opportunities through construction of fundability matrix
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Case Study of a startup in logistics space
Understanding Shareholding Tables
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Learn the concept of CAP Tables
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How shareholding tables change over multiple rounds of funding
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Case Study of a Cyber Security Startup
Day #02
Valuation of Startups
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Master the art of valuation of startup
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Why public market methods do not work in the startup valuation space
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Methods of valuation of startups – Market Multiple Method, Discounting for time and risk etc.
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Pre and post money valuation
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Case Study of a company in the e-mobility space to understand the concept of valuation
Structuring a Deal
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Understand various instruments such as Compulsorily Convertible Debentures, Convertible Notes, SAFE Notes and Compulsorily Convertible Preference Shares (CCPS)
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Case Study of a fintech startup
Day #03
Financial Modelling
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Understand how to build a financial model
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Understand building a P&L and cashflow
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Calculate the burn rate and funding amount requirement
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Get a template and build your own financial model
Pitch Deck Preparation and Analysis
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How to impactfully convey the value proposition through a captivating narrative
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Dos and Dont's of a pitch
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Delivering a powerful pitch
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Market sizing and competitive mapping
Day #04
Negotiating a Deal
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Structuring and negotiating a deal
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Pre-emptive rights, Anti-Dilution rights, exit rights, ROFR, Tag along clause, drag along clause etc.
Exit and Exit Strategies
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Explore various exit options for startup investments such as IPO, Secondary Sale and Acquisition
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Case Study of Zomato, Flipkart and White Hat Jr
Why Join CPVC
Max Engagement...
Limited number of participants to ensure maximum engagement
Develop Deep Insights...
Taught by Venture Capital Professionals, Investment Bankers with real investment and fundraising experience. Not a bookish program but highly practical.
Project Opportunities...
Implement the learnings through internships and live projects with VCs and Investment Banks and build a stronger CV by showing relevant experience
Join the Tribe...
Join the network of 2000+ businesses, 50+ incubators and 50+ venture capital investors
Join the Certificate Program
Meet the Faculty
Vikrant Potnis
Vikrant, the Founder of FundEnable, leads a dynamic platform dedicated to empowering startup founders in their quest to secure funding and investors to invest capital in innovative startups. Through a comprehensive approach, FundEnable equips entrepreneurs with the necessary tools, connections to potential investors, and guidance throughout the funding process. The platform has an impressive track record, having successfully raised over 200 Crores in funding for various startups. Vikrant has personally trained over 2,000 founders and over 500 aspiring angel investors.
Some notable recent achievements include securing 150 Crores in funding for EMotorad, an electric cycle startup based in Pune, 48 Crores for WorkIndia, seed round for TaskTracker.
Vikrant also has a dynamic portfolio of startups that he has invested in.
FundEnable's influence extends to collaborations with more than 50 renowned incubators, supporting their startups in their capital-raising endeavors.
Before establishing FundEnable, Vikrant honed his expertise in investment banking and venture capital with organizations like JP Morgan and Springboard Ventures. His experience spans diverse sectors, including Consumer, Healthcare, and Technology, where he successfully orchestrated various fundraising transactions.
Vikrant serves as a visiting faculty member, imparting knowledge in Venture Capital and Entrepreneurship at esteemed institutions like IIM Bangalore NSRCEL, SPJIMR, XLRI, EDII etc. His insights and expertise have also earned him a place as a featured speaker on CNBC's Startup Nation.
Vikrant has completed his BTech from Sardar Patel Institute of Technology, later obtained specialization in entrepreneurship and venture capital from Cornell University's Cornell 60 Program. Currently, he is pursuing a PhD in Venture Capital. Vikrant was honored with the Times Business Award for 2023.
Registration, Payment & Cancellation Policy
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We have limited batch sizes and encourage participants to enroll early. We recommend that you apply 2 weeks before the program commencement date.
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The fees include all training sessions, training material, 1-year access to FundEnable.
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Payment of full fees is required before the program commencement date.
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Cancellations, refunds, or deferrals will be only allowed if requested before 10 days of the program commencement date.
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To seek a fee discount on group participation, contact our program management team.
