The focus is financing innovation whether one is approaching private equity investors or corporate management for budget support. The course covers screening entrepreneurial ideas and business plans through the spectrum of all entrepreneurial financing stages from seed/start-up financing to acquisition/buyouts and IPOs. Students will research, discuss and present state-of-the-art analyses and practices and have exclusive access to PitchBook database that provides intelligence on the private markets, angels, venture capital, mergers & acquisitions, and private companies. Pre- or Co-req: ADMN 930.