Smart Investing - How to not build an anti-portfolio.

Transform your investing style and generate exponential returns.

March 19,2023 | Virtual masterclass
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What’s Inside

Do you know what Ashton Kutcher, Chris Sacca and Kunal Bahl have in common? They all missed investing in Snapchat, Airbnb and Byju’s respectively. These companies are a part of their anti-portfolio.

What is an Anti Portfolio?

An "anti-portfolio" is a term used to describe a collection of investment opportunities that a firm or investor passed up on in the past, and which have turned out to be highly successful.
Learn to evaluate companies in a structured manner so that you don’t regret passing on the next big opportunity.

Key Discussion Area

FundAbility Matrix

  • 8 factors that investors look at before investing in a venture

  • Building Your Investment Thesis

  • Adapting the FundAbility Matrix to build your investment thesis

Startup Valuation and Structuring deals

  • Valuing startups using transaction comparable method - case study of Agri loT startup

  • Startup Valuations & Structuring Role Play to negotiate the valuation of EMotorad

  • Understanding Convertible Instruments such as C-Notes, SAFE Notes and CCDs

  • Case Study on CCD instrument to calculate dilution under different scenarios

Value Additions to Portfolio & Exits

  • Exit opportunities for Angels

  • Going beyond investing - adding value to the portfolio

Meet your instructor

Vikrant is the Founder of FundEnable – a platform that helps startup founders in raising a round of capital through capability building, access to investors and the funding closure process.

Vikrant brings to the table rich investment banking and venture capital experience with organizations such as JP Morgan, Springboard Ventures etc where he worked on fundraising transactions across sectors such as Consumer, Healthcare, Technology etc. He is also a visiting faculty for Venture Capital and Entrepreneurship at various business schools and incubators such as IIMB NSRCEL, ISB DLabs, SPJIMR, XLRI XSeed, EDII, IIT Mandi Catalysts etc. He is a speaker on CNBC’s Startup Nation.

Vikrant has completed his BTech from Sardar Patel Institute of Technology and is part of Cornell Maha 60 – a fully funded program for 60 selected entrepreneurs by Cornell University. He is currently pursuing his PhD in Venture Capital.

ABOUT US

Venture Catalysts

Venture Catalysts is India's leading startup incubator consisting of CXOs, Corporate Executives and Family Offices which invests INR 2 - 15 crores (USD 200k - 2Mn) and provides a combination of capital, mentoring and support to the startups.

Venture Catalysts is present across 55+ Indian cities and 7 countries like Dubai, UK, USA, Canada, Thailand and Singapore. Venture Catalysts is backed by billionaires from India which includes Mr. RK Damani (D-Mart), Mr. Kamal Agarwal (Haldirams), Mr. Vallabh Bhansali & Mr. Nemish Shah (ENAM Securities). Most recently, Ritesh Agarwal (OYO Rooms) has also joined Venture Catalysts as an Advisor.

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