Venture Investing 101
Venture capital is one of the most exciting ways to participate in the growth of New Zealand's most exceptional companies. This osession gives you the knowledge and confidence to understand how it works, and whether it's right for you. Designed for new investors.

WHOLESALE INVESTORS ONLY

Your first investment starts with understanding how it works.

One hour. No fluff. Everything you need to understand how venture capital actually works and whether it is right for you.

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Evaluate

The fundamentals of venture capital

Understand what venture capital is and what it is not. Learn how venture investors take equity stakes in early and late-stage private companies, why it is fundmentally different from private equity, and how the maths of returns work.

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Funding stages explained

From pre-seed ideas with no formal team, through to series A and beyond, learn what each funding stage looks like in practice, using real examples from within the Icehouse Ventures portfolio.

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Portfolio construction & diversification

How do you approach building a venture portfolio that sets you up for the best chance of a strong return? Learn how to think about diversification, cheque sizes, and follow-on investing, and what Icehouse Ventures' portfolio of 390+ companies can teach you about building a venture portfolio.

WHAT TO EXPECT

Hosted by Icehouse Ventures CEO,  Robbie Paul

This is a one-hour online session covering the fundamentals of venture investing in plain English. Hear directly from Robbie, ask your questions in real-time and get a recording of the session afterwards.

Follow along at your own pace

Recording available to all attendees

No jargon, no fluff, just questions answered

Register to attend

Free to attend! Drinks & nibbles are provided.

Already have the basics covered?

Tune into our Masterclass Series sessions, designed for wholesale investors who want to deep dive into four areas of ventures capital - investment thesis, portfolio construction, investment terms, and war stories.