Venture Capital and the Finance of Innovation by Andrew Metrick

Venture Capital and the Finance of Innovation

Andrew Metrick, Ayako Yasuda

Wiley · Hardcover · September 14, 2010

This useful guide walks venture capitalists through the principles of finance and the financial models that underlie venture capital decisions.

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Who it’s for
Finance principles and valuation models frame venture capital investment decisions and changing assumptions.
Themes
Venture capital finance, Investment decision-making, Valuation methods
Genres
Venture Capital, Business Valuation, Private Equity

About this book

This useful guide walks venture capitalists through the principles of finance and the financial models that underlie venture capital decisions. It presents a new unified treatment of investment decision making and mark-to-market valuation. The discussions of risk-return and cost-of-capital calculations have been updated with the latest information. The most current industry data is included to demonstrate large changes in venture capital investments since 1999.

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The coverage of the real-options methodology has also been streamlined and includes new connections to venture capital valuation. In addition, venture capitalists will find revised information on the reality-check valuation model to allow for greater flexibility in growth assumptions.

Venture Valuation Models

Finance principles and valuation models frame venture capital investment decisions and changing assumptions.

Come here for

  • Updated risk-return and cost-of-capital calculations
  • Real-options connections to venture capital valuation

Expect

  • Industry data showing changes in venture capital investments since 1999
  • A revised reality-check valuation model with more flexible growth assumptions

Where it sits

Venture Capital100%
Business Valuation69%
Private Equity50%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Venture Capital
Authors
Andrew Metrick, Ayako Yasuda
Publisher
Wiley
Published
September 14, 2010
Format
Hardcover
Theme
Venture capital finance · Investment decision-making · Valuation methods
Reading lane
Venture Capital