venture capital investment analysis 600words

You will be required to do an investment analysis of one of the enterprises listed below:

– Omaze (www.omaze.com)

– Fair (www.fair.com)

– Carbon Lighthouse (www.carbonlighthouse.com)

You should approach this analysis as if you were a venture investor trying to decide whether or not to invest in the company. To help you prepare an acceptable memo and presentation, we have provided some general guidelines. While we encourage you to use any and all resources available to you, you are not allowed to contact the company or its investors.

The following guidelines represent some of the items we analyze when looking at a potential investment:

– Research and Analysis

– Basic Company Description

– Management

– Market Size and Characteristics

– Competitive Landscape

– Key Competitive Advantage(s)/Strategy

– Valuation (An analysis of how much this company is worth)

– Exit Strategy and Returns Analysis

– Conclusion/Investment Thesis

Make a recommendation of whether you would invest in the company.

Carefully explain your thinking/reasoning to support your conclusion.

Deliverables:

Written Investment Analysis

– Each segment of your report should be a summary of the above research and analysis

– Well organized document with good formatting and access

– Please label the file as follows with your last and first name: “LastnameFirstname_memo.pdf”

– Please send the file as a PDF

PowerPoint Presentation

– The PowerPoint should be a clear, concise summary of the company and your analysis

– Please label the file as follows with your last and first name: “LastnameFirstname_presentation.pdf”

– Please send the file as a PDF