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. 009Follow one seed cheque through the whole venture process: a fund buys 15% of Sopanvik Freight for Rs 3 crore, is diluted by three later rounds, and the company sells in year eight. What is the stake worth at each stage, and what is the IRR?Cap tables and round modellingCoreWarburg PincusNew York · 2013
  2. 023Explain the value added in a deal: a fund bought Kosvik Packaging at 12x EBITDA with Rs 300 crore of net debt and sold it five years later at 14x a larger EBITDA with less debt. Split the equity gain into EBITDA growth, multiple expansion and debt paydown.Growth equity returnsCoreGeneral AtlanticLondon · 2021
  3. 035Which of our investments is your least favourite? Korvanta Ventures Fund I holds five companies with very different problems. Rank them on the numbers, pick one, and phrase it for a partner who may have sourced it.Portfolio management and follow-onsCoreBattery VenturesBoston · 2019
  4. 040Tell me about a software trend you follow: AI assistants for accounting practices. Turn it into a thesis for Ganakvik AI, which sells to India's CA firms. Size the reachable market and say what must be true.Market sizing and thesesCoreInsight PartnersNew York · 2022
  5. 044As CFO of Yantravik Industrial SaaS, quarterly revenue has just fallen 30% from Rs 30 crore. Which levers do you pull, in what order, to take runway from 9 months to 18?Down rounds, distress and runwayCoreSilver LakeSan Francisco · 2022
  6. 050Which metrics would you look at when valuing a retailer? Kesarvi Retail runs 60 apparel stores and wants to open 25 more next year. What do the metrics say about the plan?Unit economicsCoreSilver LakeSan Francisco · 2022
  7. 053Interviewer-led case: Kodvik Dev Tools' ARR growth fell from 60% to 25% in a year. Ask for the data you need, find the driver, and say what you would ask next.Diligence and red flagsCoreInsight PartnersNew York · 2021
  8. 057Is Bhandarvik Retail Software selling into the right market? Compare its three store segments on reachable revenue and payback, and say which one it should own first.Market sizing and thesesCoreInsight PartnersNew York · 2022
  9. 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
  10. 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

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