Venture Capital case studies, worked step by step

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100
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Hard
30
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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. 001A Series A lead offers Kavachik Security a higher pre-money valuation, but only with a bigger option pool, a 1.5x liquidation preference and a second board seat. What does each term cost the founders, and which would you trade?Term sheets and waterfallsHardSeries A to C VCSaaS-focused VC
  2. 002Pitch a company that is not in our portfolio: Sutrana Payroll, payroll software for Indian SMEs. The fund already owns an HR software company. Why is this a fit, and what has to happen for the round to return 5x?Company pitchHardInsight PartnersNew York · 2022
  3. 003Give me your opinion of our current portfolio. Meruvale Ventures Fund II reports a TVPI of almost 2.9x, but three of its biggest marks date from 2021 and one company is nearly out of cash. What is a defensible NAV?Portfolio management and follow-onsHardBattery VenturesBoston · 2019
  4. 004Kistvik Credit makes 30-day pay-later loans of Rs 8,000 for a 3% fee. With its funding cost, defaults and servicing costs, does each loan make money, and at what default rate does it break even?Unit economicsHardFintech VCIndia VC
  5. 011How would you approach the financial data? Ankvik Analytics claims Rs 36 crore of ARR. Rebuild ARR from last month's billing export and reconcile the gap.Diligence and red flagsHardGeneral AtlanticNew York · 2023
  6. 013Value Trivenik Biotech's Series A with three scenarios, a 35% discount rate and 40% dilution to exit. What post-money valuation can a Rs 40 crore investor justify?Early-stage valuationHardHealthcare VCDeep tech VC
  7. 017Swasthvik Clinics sells a Rs 999 a month family health membership. What does each member contribute, what is a member worth over their lifetime, and at what level of usage does the model fail?Unit economicsHardHealthcare VCIndia VC
  8. 027Do a vertical deep dive on India's used-car chain for Gaadivik Auto, a listings site. Where does the profit pool sit, and what should Gaadivik own next?Market sizing and thesesHardInsight PartnersNew York · 2019
  9. 029Sikkavik Payments raised Rs 4 crore on a SAFE with a Rs 40 crore cap, and now raises a Series A. How do the founders fare if the SAFE was pre-money versus post-money, and who carries the SAFE's dilution in each case?Cap tables and round modellingHardFintech VCSeed and early-stage VC
  10. 030Sudhvik Partners Fund III exits its first deal early for a big gain and later loses heavily on its second. Compare the carry paid under a deal-by-deal waterfall and a whole-fund waterfall, and work out the clawback at the end.Fund economics and LP mathsHardFund of funds and LPsGrowth equity

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