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. 005Udyamik Commerce is offered Rs 20 crore of venture debt with warrants. How much runway does it really add, and what does it cost if the company later sells for Rs 2,000 crore?Down rounds, distress and runwayCoreVenture debtIndia VC
  2. 018Tiffinvik Meals has Rs 36 crore of cash and loses money every month, but revenue grows 6% a month. Is it default alive, and what is the slowest growth that keeps it alive?Down rounds, distress and runwayCoreConsumer internet VCIndia VC
  3. 031Poshvik Nutrition takes an insider bridge as a convertible note with a 25% discount and a cap at 70% of the last post-money. The next round prices lower. Which term binds, how much does the bridge own, and what would a flat round have given it?Down rounds, distress and runwayCoreConsumer internet VCSeed and early-stage VC
  4. 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
  5. 062Vimanik Drones raises a down round at Rs 200 a share against a Series B price of Rs 500. Show the new price, the broad-based anti-dilution adjustment and everyone's ownership after the round.Down rounds, distress and runwayHardDeep tech VCSeries A to C VC
  6. 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
  7. 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

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