International venture capital investments and startups

Course: International economic relations (master)

Structural unit: Educational and scientific institute of international relations

Title
International venture capital investments and startups
Code
ОК5.5
Module type
Вибіркова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
Second
Year of study when the component is delivered
2023/2024
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
3 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
4
Learning outcomes
To know the essence of venture capital and venture capital investments. To know the structure of the international venture capital market, current trends in it. Know the features, advantages and disadvantages of informal and corporate venture capital. To know the models and mechanisms of venture capital. To know the structure and mechanism of a venture fund. To know the process of selecting projects for venture investors. To know the methods of evaluating startups. To know the algorithm for structuring a transaction in venture capital. To know the possibilities of exiting venture capital. To be able to analyze the venture capital market. To be able to select projects to attract venture capital. To be able to evaluate startups. To be able to assess the shares of investors in each investment round. To be able to structure a venture investment agreement. To be able to choose the most optimal way to invest venture capital.
Form of study
Distance form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
1. Basic knowledge of world economy, financial management and financial mathematics. 2. Basic digital competencies. 3. Skills of financial analysis, evaluation of investment efficiency of projects.
Course content
Content module 1. Basic concepts of venture investment. The concept of venture capital and venture capital investment. World experience of venture capital investment. International venture capital market. Informal venture capital market. Corporate venture capital. Venture capital models and mechanisms. Venture fund: structure, principles and model of activity. Content module 2. Organization of venture investment process. Features of project selection by venture investors. Estimation of startups and shares of a venture investor. Structuring a venture capital agreement. Exit from investments.
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
1. Бланк С., Дорф Б. Священна книга стартапера. Пер. з англ. Київ: Наш формат, 2019. 512 с. 2. Лернер Дж., Лимон Е., Хардімон Ф. Венчурный капитал, прямые инвестиции и финансирование предпринимательства. Пер. с англ. Москва: Издательство Института Гайдара, 2016. 784 с. 3. Матей В.В. Венчурний капітал та його вплив на інноваційний розвиток економіки. Актуальні проблеми міжнародних відносин: Збірник наукових праць. 2006. Вип. 64. Ч.2. С. 131-132. 4. Матей В.В. Характерні особливості та сучасні тенденції неформального ринку венчурного капіталу. Формування ринкових відносин в Україні: Збірник наукових праць. 2008. Вип. 9 (88). С.32-38.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Seminar, independent work, practical tasks, case report, lecture.
Assessment methods and criteria
1. Work at seminars - speeches, comments, discussions, debates, blitz tests - 24 points / 14 points. 2. Practical tasks - 16 points / 10 points. 3. Case report - 20 points / 12 points. 4. Test - 20 points / 12 points.
Language of instruction
Ukrainian

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