Venture Capital Initiative - Programs - VC Learning Series

The Venture Capital Learning Series (VC Fridays) features eight learning sessions for Darden students that are interested in enhancing their foundational knowledge of the VC industry and serves as a primer to course electives. Led by Les Alexander, John Glynn Endowed Professor of Practice in Business Administration, and presented by the Richard A. Mayo Center for Asset Management and the Batten Institute, this series includes classroom lectures, featured guest speakers and panel discussions.

This series is available to all current Darden students and is highly recommended for First Year students planning to pursue internship opportunities in venture.

All sessions will be held in-person at Darden Classroom 140 (except for the session on 4 November) from 10:30am until noon. Please direct any questions to [email protected].

REGISTER HERE to be included on our calendar invites.

Topics

9 September – Introduction to Darden Resources, VC Funds and the Private Capital Ecosystem

16 September – Fundraising, Investment Strategy and Investment Criteria

30 September – Pitchbook Training, Deal Sourcing, Analysis and Due Diligence

28 October – Valuation

4 November – Investment Securities, Cap Tables and Waterfalls

11 November – Deal Structuring and Term Sheets

18 November – Adding Value to Portfolio Companies, Exits and Measuring Value

2 December – Job Search Tips With a Panel of Recent Graduates