FI 8464 - Financing Innovation

3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: MBA 8135 or Permission of the instructor.
Description
Entrepreneurial activity is the engine of growth in the knowledge economy. This course examines the phases of capital planning and fundraising over the lifecycle of a new venture from startup to exit. The first part of the course focuses on learning how to use the tools of corporate finance to make business decisions and understand startup valuation. The second part will focus on capital raising and financing of ventures at different stages in their life cycle, including the new opportunities opened up in Fintech such as crowdfunding and alternative lending. Topics covered include, but are not limited to: evaluation of startup business opportunities, valuation of entrepreneurial firms, venture capital cycle, new financing models in Fintech, and exit options in entrepreneurial investments. (Repeatable). L