Venture Capital
What is the term for a company valued at over $1 billion but not publicly traded?
What is a Unicorn?
What is the typical investment duration of a private equity fund?
What does MVP stand for in start-up terminology?
What is a minimum viable product?
What celebrity launched the beauty brand Fenty Beauty, praised for its inclusivity?
Who is Rihanna?
In 2015, which automaker admitted to installing software to cheat emissions tests on diesel vehicles?
What is Volkswagen?
What do venture capital firms typically receive in exchange for their investment?
What is Equity?
What type of fund typically buys mature, cash-flowing companies using leverage?
What is a private equity (buy-out) fund?
What is the term for the initial funding used to start a business, often provided by founders, friends, or family?
What is seed capital?
What television show allowed entrepreneurs to pitch their ideas to a panel of investors, including Mark Cuban and Barbara Corcoran?
What is Shark Tank?
Elizabeth Holmes was the founder of what blood-testing startup that was exposed as a massive fraud?
What is Theranos?
In a venture capital term sheet, what clause protects investors from dilution in a down round?
What is an anti-dilution provision?
What is the term for when private equity firms sell a portfolio company to another PE firm?
What is a secondary buyout?
Which financial statement shows a company's revenues and expenses over a specific period?
What is an income statement? (Profit & loss statement)
Which tech founder inspired the character Tony Stark (Iron Man) in the Marvel Cinematic Universe?
Who is Elon Musk?
What cryptocurrency exchange, led by Sam Bankman-Fried, filed for bankruptcy in 2022 after allegedly misusing customer funds?
What is FTX?
What term refers to the first outside investors in a startup, often after friends and family but before venture capitalists?
What are angel investors?
What is the term for a private equity investment made directly into a private company, bypassing traditional fund structures?
What is a direct investment?
What entrepreneurial methodology emphasizes rapid prototyping and iterative customer feedback?
What is the lean start-up method?
What is the name of the fictional paper company in the U.S. version of “The Office”?
What is Dunder Mifflin?
What energy company collapsed in 2001 after executives hid billions of dollars in debt through accounting fraud?
What is Enron?
In venture capital, what is a "drag-along right"?
What are a provision allowing the majority shareholders to force minority shareholders to sell in a company sale
What is the "J-curve effect" in private equity investing?
What is the trend where early returns are negative due to fees and costs before turning positive as investments mature?
What is the term for the critical point when a startup’s revenue from customers exceeds its operating expenses, making it financially self-sustaining?
What is the breakeven point?
What rapper sold half of his champagne brand, Armand de Brignac ("Ace of Spades"), to LVMH in 2021?
Who is Jay-Z?
What car company’s founder, Carlos Ghosn, was arrested in 2018 for financial misconduct and later escaped Japan hidden inside a musical instrument case?
What is Nissan?