Venture Capital case studies, worked step by step

Cases
100
Traced to a firm
33
Topics
13
Hard
30
Topic
All topicsTerm sheets and waterfalls9Company pitch10Portfolio management and follow-ons8Unit economics9Down rounds, distress and runway7Fund economics and LP maths6Market sizing and theses8SaaS metrics and diagnostics9Cap tables and round modelling8Growth equity returns8Diligence and red flags5Exits and secondaries6Early-stage valuation7
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  1. 061Pitch Himsetu Coldchain, a refrigerated trucking and warehousing company, as a good investment for a growth fund. Is its capital intensity a reason to pass?Company pitchCoreBattery VenturesAnonymous interview candidate in · 2026
  2. 063Nakshvik Ventures Fund I reports a TVPI of 2.4x and a DPI of 0.3x in year eight, and most of its NAV sits in three companies last priced in 2021. What is a realistic TVPI, and what will the LPs ask?Fund economics and LP mathsCoreFund of funds and LPsMulti-stage VC
  3. 065Why is it hard to value a first-year company? Show it with Arambhik Robotics: value it three ways, the VC method, a scorecard and comparable seed rounds, and reconcile them to a price.Early-stage valuationCoreSequoia CapitalSan Francisco · 2021
  4. 067Tulavik Software can grow 40% a year while burning cash or 25% a year while making it. Which plan creates more equity value after four years, counting the cash burned or generated?Growth equity returnsCoreSaaS-focused VCGrowth equity
  5. 070What is a trend you see in an industry of interest? Take rooftop solar for small factories: size the yearly install market as adoption climbs an S-curve, find when it peaks, and say what share Suryavik Energy would need for Rs 500 crore of revenue.Market sizing and thesesCoreBessemer Venture PartnersNew York · 2022
  6. 073Utsavik Consumer makes a 9:1 bonus issue before its IPO. Show what happens to the share count, an employee's options, the strike and the price, and whether the employee's stake changes in value.Cap tables and round modellingCoreIndia VCGrowth equity
  7. 075From four quarters of Tessavik Cloud's numbers, compute the latest magic number, CAC payback and burn multiple, and say which is weakest.SaaS metrics and diagnosticsCoreSaaS-focused VCSeries A to C VC
  8. 076Pitch Ruvaan Farmlink, a seed-stage farm-input marketplace raising Rs 12 crore at Rs 60 crore post-money. Why do you like the company and its industry, and what exit does a 10x on this cheque need if later rounds dilute the fund by 40%?Company pitchCoreInsight PartnersNew York · 2023
  9. 080An acquirer wants Lekhvik Legal Tech, which has Rs 60 crore of revenue at EBITDA break-even. With Rs 25 crore of cost synergies and Rs 15 crore of revenue synergies at a 40% margin, phased in over two years at a 15% discount rate, what is the most it should pay, and where would you anchor as the seller's adviser?Exits and secondariesCoreSeries A to C VCSaaS-focused VC
  10. 081Price Bimavik Insurtech's Series A from comparable rounds. Three recent rounds were done at 25x, 18x and 12x ARR for companies growing 200%, 120% and 70%. Bimavik has Rs 6 crore of ARR growing 150%. Fit the multiple to growth and name a price range.Early-stage valuationCoreFintech VCSeries A to C VC

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