Venture Capital case studies, worked step by step

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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. 069Sarthavik Mobility has two Series B term sheets: a lower price with clean terms, or a higher price with a participating preference and a full ratchet. Compare the founders' proceeds at three exits and after a later down round.Term sheets and waterfallsHardSeries A to C VCIndia VC
  2. 071Mapvik Geospatial is selling for a Rs 900 crore headline, but only Rs 630 crore arrives at closing. What do the founders realistically receive, and how should they value the earn-out?Exits and secondariesHardSeries A to C VCSaaS-focused VC
  3. 074Pitch Rinvik Credit, an MSME lender raising Rs 150 crore at 2.5 times post-money book. Show its ROA and ROE, and what a three-point rise in credit cost does to the pitch.Company pitchHardGeneral Atlanticnew york · 2021
  4. 077Dhaarvik Infratech is offered its Rs 4,000 crore pre-money headline only with a 1.5x liquidation preference and an IPO ratchet that guarantees the fund a 20% IRR. What do the fund and the founders get if the year-four IPO values the company at Rs 3,500, Rs 5,000 or Rs 10,000 crore?Growth equity returnsHardGrowth equityIndia VC
  5. 078Sanchavik Energy Systems needs Rs 40 crore and the lead insists on pay-to-play. Fund P will take its pro rata and Fund Q will not. Show the cap table and the payout at a Rs 200 crore exit, before and after the recap.Down rounds, distress and runwayHardDeep tech VCSeries A to C VC
  6. 079Tijorik Wealth raises Rs 120 crore at Rs 600 crore pre-money, of which Rs 30 crore buys founders' shares as a secondary at a 20% discount. Work out the shares issued and sold, the post-money ownership, the founders' cash and the investor's blended price.Cap tables and round modellingHardFintech VCGrowth equity
  7. 088Build the model for Lakshvik Seed Fund I: Rs 400 crore, 2% fees for ten years, Rs 3 crore initial cheques for 12%, half of investable capital reserved for follow-ons, 40% dilution on initial stakes. How many companies does it back, and what total exit value must the portfolio produce for 3x net after 20% carry?Fund economics and LP mathsHardSeed and early-stage VCFund of funds and LPs
  8. 091Baatvik Chat has Rs 5 crore of cash left and two options: an acqui-hire at Rs 40 crore, of which Rs 15 crore is retention paid by the acquirer to the team, or a wind-down with Rs 8 crore of asset value after dues. Investors hold Rs 70 crore of 1x non-participating preferences. What does each class get under each option, and what carve-out question must the board answer?Down rounds, distress and runwayHardConsumer internet VCVC platform and portfolio operations
  9. 097A difficult SaaS case: Quillonet, a sales-engagement platform, grew ARR 70% to Rs 60 crore, but NRR fell from 125% to 104%, CAC payback rose from 14 to 26 months and gross margin slipped from 80% to 72%. The Series C is Rs 150 crore at Rs 900 crore post. Diagnose what is breaking and decide.SaaS metrics and diagnosticsHardInsight PartnersNew York · 2021
  10. 100Explain why a growth fund should invest in Medivrit Labs, a diagnostics chain with 120 collection centres, revenue Rs 420 crore, EBITDA 22% and same-centre growth of 14%. A new centre costs Rs 1.1 crore and reaches Rs 3.5 crore of revenue at 28% EBITDA by year three. The ask is Rs 300 crore for 18%. Build the case on centre economics and an exit at 18x EBITDA in five years.Company pitchHardGeneral Atlanticnew york · 2022

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