How Venture Capital Works from the Inside. A Conversation with Nikolay Davydov

How venture capital works from the inside. A conversation with Nikolay Davydov

January 27
4 PM PST / 7 PM EST

The venture market looks like a closed club where only insiders know the rules. How does a startup get in? How does an investor? And how does fund economics actually work?

We invite you to an exclusive online workshop with someone who knows venture capital inside out.

Speaker: Nikolay Davydov

One of the best-known venture investors in Silicon Valley. Founder of the investment funds Davidovs VC and Gagarin Capital. Co-founder of Cherry Labs and of the Mesto service.

What we will discuss

1. For those building a startup:

• How to raise investment and sell your idea to an investor.
• Exactly what to prepare for the meeting and which documents are required.
• On what terms startups receive funding.

2. For those who want to become investors:

• How to put your money into a venture fund and earn a return.
• The entry threshold: how much you need to invest and in which projects.
• Timelines and returns: when you get money back, and how much.

3. The inner workings of a venture fund:

• How the mechanics of a fund work: where the money comes from and how it is allocated.
• How the fund itself and its participants make money.
• Selection criteria: which projects are worth backing today and which are better left alone.

This is a rare chance to get concentrated experience with no filler and no theorising. Only practice and real cases.

Register

Registration is required. Places are limited.

P.S. Important: there will be NO recording. If you want to hear how a venture fund works and how a startup raises investment, you need to join the online session. You will also be able to put your own questions to the speaker.