Digital Learning: Venture Capital Explained

Venture Capital Explained, the latest Digital Learning course from the BVCA, provides the perfect beginner's guide to the venture capital industry.

The course ensures users gain a comprehensive understanding of key aspects of venture capital through current and real-life content, case studies and interviews with leading industry professionals.

Users can expect a structured, interactive, and convenient approach to online education as they learn around their schedule, providing complete flexibility. This short course complements our popular and long-standing 'Introduction to PE/VC – The Essentials' classroom-based courses and is also ideal for onboarding and will fast-track beginners and those new to the industry, allowing them to have confident conversations and apply the knowledge, skills and expertise straight away.

Programme and key features

Course Content

What is venture capital?
The differences between venture capital and private equity
The key stakeholders and their roles in the venture capital investment cycle
The fundraising process
The investment process specific to venture capital - generating deal flow, initial deal screening, due diligence, financial structure and completion, value creation strategy and monitoring and exit
Fund returns and more

Key Features

Course content developed by leading industry professionals
Accessible to users for 6 months, even after completion, acting as a useful reference tool
Short course format with an approximate 2.5-hour completion time
Save and return functionality, providing complete flexibility for users
Real industry examples, case studies, and interviews with leading figures from the industry
Single and bulk licence options

Price

BVCA members: £350.00 +VAT
Non-members: £450.00 +VAT
Students: £99.00* + VAT
University/academic institution/entrepreneur: £200.00* + VAT

The above costs are per license, lasting 6 months and exclude VAT.

Group package licences for 10+ users receive a 15% discount: For example, a licence for 10 users is £2,975.00 +VAT for members, which can be used for 6 months, enabling you to add team members during that period. Get in touch with the Training team for further information.

*Introductory rates for students, universities, entrepreneurs/founders and group discount rates end on 31 December 2024. Please contact the Training team for further information.