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Venture Capital Investment Competition Course
ENTRE 542
Fall Quarter 2008
Wednesdays, 6:30-9:30 p.m.
Law School 127 (New Room!)
2 credits (CR/NC or audit)
Instructor: Rebecca Lovell, Program Director, Alliance of Angels
rebecca@allianceofangels.com
Learn How Venture Capital Works
This course provides an overview of the venture capital world and the investment process. The goal is for participants to gain a working knowledge of
business plans, term sheets, valuation strategies, and investment trends. Through hands-on modules, online research, guest speakers, and investment
presentations from Seattle entrepreneurs, the class will prepare students to navigate their future venture needs as entrepreneurs.
View syllabus.
Venture Capital Investment Competition
The class prepares students for the Venture Capital Investment Competition, which turns the tables on a traditional business plan competition.
Instead of students pitching their own ideas to investors, VCIC students are the investors and outside entrepreneurs pitch to them. Each team acts as a
venture capital firm, selecting a company to invest in and negotiating a realistic term sheet. Teams are judged by a panel of VCs and investors from the
Pacific Northwest.
Class participants are eligible to participate in the UW Intramural VCIC on Saturday, January 10, 2009.
One team is selected to represent the University of Washington at the Regional VCIC which feeds into the highly competitive International VCIC competition.
In the past five years the UW has been a powerhouse at the International VCIC, having won First Place twice and Second Place once!
VC Fellowship
ENTRE 542 is required of Second Year MBAs wishing to apply for a VC Fellowship at a local venture firm. These are highly competitive internships and only students
with demonstrated understanding of the mechanics of venture capital are eligible.
- Credit or Audit?
To receive course credit, email Rebecca Lovell for an add code at rebecca@allianceofangels.com
or request one the first night of class. Class performance is evaluated as Credit/No Credit which is not calculated into the GPA.
Registration is required for students wanting to participate in the VCIC Intramural in January. To audit the course (no credit and no
Intramural participation), come to class the first night and sign in.
- Open to all UW graduate students!
- MBA students receive one “practical experience” credit.
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