MFIN 6602 Venture Capital
This course looks at the nature of the VC firm, its fundraising, and compensation. It explores the portfolio strategies, valuation, and corporate management issues. Of importance are the VC's exit strategies, term sheet negotiations, and syndicating. Course includes analyzing long term financial projections as part of a simulation, in which you work with the Entrepreneurial Finance course to analyze early-stage deal terms and negotiate an investment round. This course is for people who are not taking nor plan to take MFIN2210 Entrepreneurial Finance.
Course overview
- Department
- Finance
- School
- CSOM
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Both
- Offered
- Every Fall, Every Spring
Catalog details
Requirements fulfilled
Course evaluations
- Course rating
- 3.93 / 5 · Very Good
- Instructor rating
- 4.15 / 5 · Very Good
- Terms evaluated
- 10
| Term | Instructor | Course overall | Instructor overall | Well organized | Clear learning objectives | Intellectually challenging | Helpful assignments | Applicable beyond course | Attendance necessary | Weekly effort | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2026 | Andrew Hession-Kunz | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 1–3 hrs/week | 37 of 44 |
| Fall 2025 | Andrew Hession-Kunz | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 1–3 hrs/week | 36 of 38 |
| Spring 2025 | Andrew Hession-Kunz | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 1–3 hrs/week | 40 of 48 |
| Fall 2024 | Andrew Hession-Kunz | 3.8 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 1–3 hrs/week | 33 of 40 |
| Spring 2024 | Andrew Hession-Kunz | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 1–3 hrs/week | 44 of 54 |
| Fall 2023 | Andrew Hession-Kunz | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 of 39 |
| Spring 2023 | Andrew Hession-Kunz | 3.8 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 1–3 hrs/week | 36 of 45 |
| Fall 2022 | Andrew Hession-Kunz | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4–6 hrs/week | 39 of 45 |
| Spring 2022 | Andrew Hession-Kunz | 4.0 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 1–3 hrs/week | 27 of 49 |
| Fall 2021 | Andrew Hession-Kunz | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 1–3 hrs/week | 30 of 40 |