Exit Opportunities and Value Creation - Business Analysis

Today, for one of our holding companies, we need to your help to determine possible exit opportunities as it pertains to the D2C market. This company is making oral care affordable and easy. For the past few years we have seen moderate growth and are looking to find the customer base a new home. We need your help to ensure that it is able to get the right valuation through an in-depth deep dive analysis of the industry and create a recommendation. The scope of this project will encompass: Target opportunity sizing of toothbrush market Determine exit multiples as it relates to comparable companies analysisRecommendations for companies that could acquire it

Marketing Strategy Roadmap Development for Portfolio Company

For our portfolio of the company, we are in need to architect a new marketing plan. The goal is to acquire new customers at an acceptable cost of acquisition (CAC). We are eager to get students' point of view to determine the right channels for our D2C company. We will need to put together a point of view and recommendation to assess the why behind growing the social media following for that channel.

Portfolio Company Strategic Assessment on 3p Marketplace Opportunity

For our portfolio of the company, there is a need to determine the strategic direction. We are eager to onboard students that can help determine whether to invest in a 3rd party marketplace. The current client is a D2C company that only sells in one primary channel. The business case will outline the opportunity, market / industry assessement, the cost structure, and the workback schedule required to go-to-market.

Incentive Strategy for Portfolio Company

For the portfolio of the company, we need to put together a cost-benefit analysis on their incentive roadmap. We need to track the LTV lift based on the cost of the incentive. Students will get a chance to brainstorm creative ideas and investigate the net-impact to user acquisition and model out churn.

Logo Redesign for Starship Capital

Today, our company invests in Seed/Pre-Seed/Series A/Series B technology, consumer goods and crypto startups. We want to put together user research to model our website after. The idea is to showcase past investments and develop a showcase that shows our successful exits in the industry. We are looking to work with students to develop a logo that reflects our company's goal, mission, values, and portfolio companies. We are asking in this project to:Conduct comparable research of other companies' logos in the same industry space Interview our company's founders and understand the story behind the investments we've madeCreate 3 logo examples that we can choose from Iterate based on feedback

Venture Capital Audit

For the portfolio in our holding company, we want students to come with a fresh pair of eyes to help identify a new potential acquisition target based on the portfolio diversity. We will take the input and try to participate in potential angel investment or pre-seed / Series A deals based on the analysis.

Website Research for Startup Fund Website

Today, our company invests in Seed/Pre-Seed/Series A/Series B technology, consumer goods and crypto startups. We want to put together user research to model our website after. The idea is to showcase past investments and develop a showcase that shows our successful exits in the industry. Our portfolio needs to be up front and center. This will involve several different steps for the students, including:Develop an understanding in the venture capital / angel investor space Help create a persona map of the investment vertical we are inCompiling a 5 key competitor Venture Funds' sites and share the value propositions Identify 3 actionable recommendations and 1 clear concept on how the website should be displayed for the public