Video course
Startup Funding.
From the first venture capital cheque to exit: convertible loans, valuation, cap table, term sheet, liquidation preferences, vesting, due diligence and holding structures. Across fourteen episodes.
The course takes you from the basic mechanics of financing rounds through the clauses and implementation points that shape the actual deal.
Series
All episodes in one place
If you are preparing a financing round or want to place one specific term in context, you can jump directly to the relevant episode here.
Video course
Startup Funding, Episode 1
Grundlagen zur Investition von Risikokapital
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Focus
What the series is useful for
The series is aimed at founders, investors and deal teams who do not want to understand venture capital terms in isolation, but in their economic context.
It is particularly useful if you are preparing for a seed or Series A financing round, reviewing a convertible loan or working through ESOP, liquidation preferences and dilution mechanics without relying on buzzwords.
Quick overview
Typical themes covered in the series
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Useful tools and pages for the series
Some topics become clearer once you run the numbers directly. These tools and pages are especially useful follow-ups to individual episodes.
Financing Round Simulator
Useful for episodes on convertible loans, ESOP and dilution where round mechanics should be visible in one cap table.
Open tool RecommendedStartup Valuation Calculator
Useful for the valuation episode if you want a compact model for pre-money, post-money and investor stake.
Open tool RecommendedDCF Calculator
Useful if you want to contrast startup valuation logic with a cash-flow-based valuation approach for more established businesses.
Open tool RecommendedLiquidation Preference Calculator
Useful when you want to compare different waterfall outcomes and exit scenarios in more detail.
Open tool RecommendedAnti-Dilution Calculator
Useful for down-round protection topics if you want to compare broad-based, narrow-based and full-ratchet mechanics.
Open tool RecommendedVenture Capital
Useful if you want the broader legal context for financing rounds, investment documentation and implementation under German law.
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Preparing a financing round?
We advise startups and investors on financing-round structure, investment documentation and the implementation steps under German law.