Date: 3rd February 2025 Time: 9.00-10.00am
Venue: Sheikh Zayed Theatre, Cheng Kin Ku Building, LSE (map)
Speaker: Richard Keuntje (Creandum)
Chair: Juanita González-Uribe (FMG & LSE Finance)
This event features a lecture and Q&A session with Richard Keuntje, Vice President at Creandum in London, on Thinking like a VC: Understanding Unit Economics.
Richard, an LSE alum and the first Entrepreneurial Finance graduate to return to our class, will share insights on evaluating businesses through the lens of unit economics, drawing from his experience at Creandum.
This lecture series focuses on the role of finance in the entrepreneurial journey. The aim is to improve our understanding of the role of early-stage financiers in the start-up and scale-up of new ventures. Discussions will touch upon several research topics like the types of constraints that limit the start and growth of new companies, and the role of specialized financiers, as well as policy, in mitigating them.
Registration
This public event is delivered in-person only, is free and open to all, with no ticket or pre-registration required. Attendance will be on a first-come, first-served basis, within the limits of the venue capacity.
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Richard Keuntje is a Vice President at Creandum, a leading European early-stage venture capital fund that backed companies like Spotify, depop, Klarna, Bolt, neo4J, and Trade Republic. He spends his time on enterprise- and AI application software with a focus on the UK market.
Juanita González-Uribe is Associate Professor in Finance at the London School of Economics. Her research focuses on entrepreneurship, private equity and innovation. Her work spans different regions including Latin America, the UK, and the USA.
