Venture capital courses can help you learn investment strategies, deal structuring, financial modeling, and due diligence processes. You can build skills in evaluating startup potential, negotiating terms, and understanding market trends. Many courses introduce tools like Excel for financial analysis, PitchBook for market research, and various valuation models to assess investment opportunities. By engaging with case studies and real-world examples, you can apply these skills to analyze and support emerging businesses effectively.

Skills you'll gain: Risk Management Framework, Financial Regulation, Commercial Banking, Regulatory Requirements
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Business Planning, Sustainable Business, New Business Development, Business Modeling, Entrepreneurship, Business Strategy, Team Management, Healthcare Industry Knowledge, Innovation, Strategic Thinking, Stakeholder Engagement, Entrepreneurial Finance
Build toward a degree
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Budgeting, Capital Budgeting, Budget Management, Operating Budget, Financial Management, Financial Analysis, Cash Flows, Financial Planning, Cash Flow Forecasting, Capital Expenditure, Return On Investment, Cost Benefit Analysis, Investments, Decision Making
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Fundação Instituto de Administração
Skills you'll gain: Customer Success Management, Customer Data Management, Customer Relationship Management, Customer Engagement, Consultative Approaches, Customer Retention, Market Analysis, Customer experience strategy (CX), Organizational Structure, Business Relationship Management, Business Solutions, Business Technologies, Active Listening, Technology Solutions, Communication, Presentations
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Fundação Instituto de Administração
Skills you'll gain: Customer experience strategy (CX), Agile Methodology, Customer Relationship Management, Customer Insights, Process Design, Value Propositions, Business Analysis, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Product Lifecycle Management
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Account Strategy, Customer Success Management, Customer experience strategy (CX), Customer Engagement, Customer Service, Customer Relationship Management, Milestones (Project Management), Relationship Building, Growth Strategies, Expectation Management, Data-Driven Decision-Making
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

UBITS
Skills you'll gain: Benchmarking, Closing (Sales), Consultative Selling, Negotiation, Retail Sales, Sales Presentation, Overcoming Objections, Stakeholder Management, Sales Strategy, Customer Relationship Management, Rapport Building, Accountability, Value Propositions, Customer experience strategy (CX), Business Development, Customer Relationship Building, Emotional Intelligence, New Business Development, Personal Development, Initiative and Leadership
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: HubSpot CRM, Sales Pipelines, Email Marketing, Dashboard, Sales Process, Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Software, Customer Relationship Management, Team Management, Customer Data Management, User Accounts, Marketing
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Emory University
Skills you'll gain: Marketing Automation, Customer Retention, Marketing Operations, Marketing Effectiveness, Customer Acquisition Management, Marketing Analytics, Customer Analysis, Customer Insights, Marketing Strategies, AI Personalization, Customer Relationship Management, Predictive Modeling
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Google Gemini, Generative AI, Predictive Modeling, Applied Machine Learning, Big Data, Google Cloud Platform, Data Analysis, Exploratory Data Analysis, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Prompt Engineering, SQL, LLM Application, Data Processing, Responsible AI, Python Programming, Data Cleansing, Customer Relationship Management, Data Visualization Software, Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing
Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 4 Weeks
Starweaver
Skills you'll gain: Credit Risk, Lending and Underwriting, Risk Analysis, Risk Management, Business Risk Management, Case Studies, Financial Analysis, Financial Statement Analysis, Corporate Finance, Stakeholder Communications, Balance Sheet, Cash Flows
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Sampling (Statistics), Engineering Management, Estimation, Sample Size Determination, Statistical Methods, Leadership and Management, Technical Management, Statistical Software, Statistics, Leadership, Data Analysis, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Statistical Analysis, Cost Estimation, R (Software), Financial Data, Statistical Inference, Risk Analysis, Probability & Statistics, Business Analysis
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Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months