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HGV History
100

This has been our only exit to date:

A) AmpUp

B) The Savings Group

C) Vroom

D) Rivian

C) Vroom

100

What is venture capital? 

A) A tech bro

B) An innovation lab

C) A type of banker

D) A type of financing for start-up companies

D) A type of financing for start-up companies

100

What was HGV originally called?

A) Holman Venture Capital

B) Holman Strategic Ventures

C) Holman Growth Ventures

D) Holman Innovation Investments

B) Holman Strategic Ventures

200

This company helps us manage and monitor EV charging at home and at workplaces:

A) Arkestro

B) Orbee

C) Treehouse

D) AmpUp

D) AmpUp

200

What is a unicorn, in terms of venture capital? 

A) A mythical creature with a horn

B) A privately held company valued at a billion dollars or more

C) A company that has created a completely new product

D) A shell company

B) A privately held company valued at a billion dollars or more

200

When HGV started, they both built and invested in technology.

A) True

B) False

A) True

300

We invested in this company this year:

A) Vincue

B) Rivian

C) Gatik

D) Formant

A) Vincue

300

What is a company valuation? 

A) The company revenue

B) The company net operating profit

C) The amount of cash they have

D) The estimated worth of a company

D) The estimated worth of a company

300

What building did HGV originally renovate and work in? 

A) 2001

B) 444

C) 244

D) 4001

C) 244

400

What was the first company HGV invested in? 

A) Vroom

B) Arkestro

C) Zuum

D) The Savings Group (Autopay)

D) The Savings Group (Autopay)

400

What is a cap table? 

A) A detailed record of company ownership

B) A table that venture capitalists sit around

C) A file with the three financial statements

D) A list of C-suite executives according to rank

A) A detailed record of company ownership

400

Who was the first President/CEO of HGV? 

A) Bill Cariss

B) Carl Ortell

C) Chris Conroy

D) Mindy Holman

A) Bill Cariss

500

This company is not related to auto retail:

A) Rodo

B) Formant

C) Tekion

D) Vincue

B) Formant

500

What is an exit, in terms of venture capital?

A) A CEO/founder leaving their company

B) The means to leave a place/building

C) A company that goes bankrupt and exits the market

D) An event that allows venture capitalists realize a return on investment

D) An event that allows venture capitalists realize a return on investment

500

What year did we start calling ourselves Holman Growth Ventures?

A) 2018

B) 2023

C) 2022

D) 2016

C) 2022

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