FM417E Half Unit
Venture Capital and Entrepreneurial Finance
This information is for the 2025/26 session.
Course Convenor
Dr Juanita Gonzalez Uribe
Availability
This course is available on the MSc in Finance (part-time). This course is not available as an outside option to students on other programmes. This course uses controlled access as part of the course selection process.
All students on a programme listed under the Course Availability will be given a place. This course is closed to outside students and does not permit auditing students.
Please contact finance.teachingmanager@lse.ac.uk with any queries.
This course is not capped, any eligible student that requests a place will be given one.
This course does not permit auditing students.
Requisites
Mutually exclusive courses:
This course cannot be taken with FM476 at any time on the same degree programme.
Pre-requisites:
Students must have completed FM422E and FM423E before taking this course.
Course content
The Venture Capital and Entrepreneurial Finance course FM417E is designed primarily for students who plan to become involved with a new business venture at some point in their career ―as a founder or investor. The course is also appropriate for students interested in gaining a broader view of the financing landscape for start-ups. The course introduces students to the myriad complexities of valuating and financing young, high potential ventures, with specific introduction of frameworks, tools and deal terms. The course will also discuss the structure of venture capital industry, the performance, and the basic economics of a fund and the relationship between the general partners and the limited partners.
Teaching
30 hours of seminars in the Autumn Term.
This course is taught in the interactive lecturing format. There is no distinction between lectures and classes/seminars; there are “sessions” only, and the pedagogical approach in each session is interactive.
Formative assessment
Each week there will typically be a formative or summative case study assignment.
Indicative reading
Marco Da Rin and Thomas Hellman, Fundamentals of Entrepreneurial Finance, Oxford University Press, 2020
Assessment
Continuous assessment (100%)
Key facts
Department: Finance
Course Study Period: Autumn Term
Unit value: Half unit
FHEQ Level: Level 7
CEFR Level: Null
Total students 2024/25: 32
Average class size 2024/25: 32
Controlled access 2024/25: NoCourse selection videos
Some departments have produced short videos to introduce their courses. Please refer to the course selection videos index page for further information.
Personal development skills
- Team working
- Communication
- Application of numeracy skills
- Commercial awareness