Welcome to the Venture Capital Case Competition
Tenaya Capital and Globespan Capital Partners are pleased to present an opportunity for education and open dialogue between venture capital professionals and the students of UC Berkeley and Stanford through a case competition. This competition is structured to give students an opportunity to learn about the venture capital industry by working through a challenge that venture capitalists face everyday - which emerging sectors should VC firms invest in and why?
Students interested in potential VC, technology, or entrepreneurial careers should find this case study exercise very rewarding. The finalists will have an opportunity to discuss their ideas in a round-table session with representatives from participating Silicon Valley venture firms.
Background
Venture capitalists spend a large amount of their time identifying and tracking emerging technologies and behavioral trends. Investments in the venture business typically have an incubation period of five to seven years before an exit is realized. Thoughtful projection of emerging trends today is the first step in the process of creating the successful companies of tomorrow.
One approach that many venture capitalists take to identify intriguing investment opportunities is to develop an investment thesis from analysis of emerging sectors. An investment thesis helps to focus the investor on the type of company that will best take advantage of market opportunities.
