F317 – Venture Capital & Entrepreneurial Finance
Why Venture Capital Exists
All successful businesses get paid to:
1) Solve a problem; or
2) Meet an unmet need.
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Example #1
Example #2
and the greater the problem or unmet need,the greater the opportunity to
make a lot of…
$$MONEY$$
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Here’s the problemThe greater the Business Opportunity……..
1) The more competitive it will be to capitalize on the business opportunity
Here’s the problemThe greater the Business Opportunity……..
2) The higher the risk of failure
(Too Early) (Too Late) (Miss on Product)
Here’s the problemThe greater the Business Opportunity……..and
3) The more money it will take to succeed
> $17 Billion > $4 Billion > $5.5 Billion
So where does an aspiring young entrepreneur find the necessary capital to go out and solve
big problems?
Venture Capitalist Defined
A Venture Capitalist is a professional investor who deploys third-party funds into relatively early-stage companies with both high potential and a relatively high degree of risk.
Let’s see how Venture Capital gets injected into a startup(using a bathtub example)
Initial Capitalization of the Business
Revenue
Expenses
Cash in the Business
Venture Capital
The Start-up immediately invests the capital in product, management, and initiating some revenue. Incurs a
sizable “Burn Rate”
Revenue
Expenses
Cash in the Business
At this point, the company will either have to: 1) Raise More Capital; 2) Dramatically cut expenses; or 3) Shut Down
Revenue
Cash in the Business
Venture Capital
Expenses
The process will continue until the company can generate enough revenue to cover the costs to grow at
an optimal level
Revenue
Cash in the Business
The ultimate goal is that the revenue pipe is much bigger than the drain pipe and lots of $$$ is returned to
the Venture Capital Investors.
RevenueVenture Capital
Revenue
Expenses
Cash in the Business
Return Cash to VC with big profit
When do VCs invest?
TIME
RISK
Company Launch
Venture Capital
Sale or IPO
Why don’t banks invest in high potential ventures?
4 Reasons Banks don’t invest in start-ups
1) Banks are not in the business of losing money (4 out 5 start-up companies fail within the first 5 years);
2) Start-ups have limited assets to pledge to the bank.
3) Banks are not set up to take equity in companies;
4) Usury laws prevent Banks from charging a high enough interest rate to compensate for loans that go bad.
What’s the difference between Debt & Equity Capital?
Debt Capital: Capital that is borrowed and repaid within a specified period of time. Debt comes with a fee (in the form of interest) and is usually secured by the assets of the company.
Equity Capital: Capital used to acquire ownership in the company. Investors hope to sell their ownership in the future at a price much higher than what they originally paid.
Why Banks cannot invest (Example)
$1,000,000
$1,000,000
$1,000,000
$1,000,000
$1,000,000
$5,000,000
Investment
Suppose a Bank invests $1MM in 5 high potential Mobile App Start-ups in the form of a 5-Year Term loan at 10% Interest (Estimated income of $132,000 Per Loan)
Failed after 12 months
Failed after 24 months
Failed after 24 months
Failed after 36 months
Acquired for $200MM in Yr 5
Outcome$254,964
$509,928
$509,928
$764,892
$1,132,000
$3,171,712
Returned
Why VC’s will invest
$1,000,000
$1,000,000
$1,000,000
$1,000,000
$1,000,000
$5,000,000
Investment
Suppose a VC invests $1MM in 5 Mobile App Startups and receives 25% Equity in each of the investments
Outcome$0
$0
$0
$0
$50,000,000
$50,000,000
ReturnedFailed after 12
months
Failed after 24 months
Failed after 24 months
Failed after 36 months
Acquired for $200MM in Yr 5
So what has to be the #1 criteria for a Venture Capitalist Investment?
Every investment MUST have grand slam
potential!!!
Example #1
$250,0002010
$78 MM2012
Example #2
$12.5MM1999
$3.7 Billion2004
Example #3
$6.7MM1997
$5 Billion1999
Example #3 (In Perspective)
$25,0001997
$18.7 MM1999
IF YOUR PARENTS HAD INVESTED
What doesn’t get funded by Venture Capital?
Restaurants & Bars Real Estate Developments
Financial Services Commodity Food Products
This Semester, you’re going to learn:
- What types of companies raise Venture Capital;
- How Venture Capital Funds are formed;
- How Venture Capital deals are structured; and then….
Spend 6 weeks playing the:
Questions?
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