Effectively Navigating Venture Capital

Training Course

Effectively Navigating Venture Capital

The Effectively Navigating Venture Capital training course offers comprehensive insights into the venture capital (VC) landscape, equipping participants with the knowledge to successfully engage with VC investors.

Attendees will learn what VC investors look for in founders and knowledge transfer offices (KTOs), understand the financial needs and requirements of VCs, and gain hands-on training in venture capital financing and due diligence. 

Designed by experienced VC fund managers with extensive expertise in knowledge transfer, the course focuses on avoiding early pitfalls, particularly those related to intellectual property and knowhow opportunities unique to founder institutions. 

Participants will be guided through critical aspects of deal flow, ensuring successful VC engagements that foster innovation. This course is ideal for those looking to effectively navigate the complexities of venture capital and maximise opportunities for long-term success.


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Why Join The course?

Learn how to create win-win situations by understanding the needs of your negotiation partner. You will discover VC needs, requirements, and areas where deals can be structured. Additionally, the course offers practical finance training and direct interactions with VCs, enhancing your ability to navigate venture capital deals successfully.

Course Objectives

The course objectives are to:

  • Understand what VC managers require from founders and the KTO 
  • What are needs of VCs; requirements and where is there room to structure the deal 
  • Finance and direct interaction with VCs for deeper insights and understanding 
  • Determining market value 
  • How to value the enterprise

Key Topics

The key course topics are:

  • Deal flow 
  • Approaching VCs 
  • Developing elevator pitches 
  • Due diligence 
  • Term sheets 
  • Capitalisation tables 
  • Dilution consequences

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Testimonials

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I really like the course and the networking. I would like to come again.

Nancy Goel

Qatar Foundation, Qatar

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ASTP has excellent courses to immerse yourself into the world of tech transfer.

Qing Cai

Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium

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There was ample opportunity to learn from colleagues through the workshop sessions or more formally through speakers either sharing their years of experience or their state of the art research. Well worth attending.

John Gleeson

University of Limerick, Ireland

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Great networking and learning opportunities to share knowledge with colleagues from their various areas of expertise.

Bruno Woeran

Merinova OY - TII President, Finland

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One very long and hard day, but very useful for my work in TTO.

Petr Kubečka

Palacký University Olomouc, Czech Republic