Masterclasses and Clinics
Masterclasses and clinics are working sessions that teach founders the practical finance and capital knowledge investors assume they already have.
Service within Cohort Venture Partnering
How we help with Masterclasses and Clinics
Nobody teaches a founder how a term sheet works until they are holding one.
Teach what founders are assumed to know
Term sheets, cap tables, unit economics, working capital and the statutory calendar. The knowledge investors assume and nobody teaches.
Work on real numbers
Sessions run on the participants' own figures where possible, because a worked example with someone else's business teaches the method and not the judgement.
Leave something behind
The model, the template or the checklist from the session, so the learning survives the afternoon.
Follow up where it matters
Clinic slots after the session for the companies that came with a live decision.
More services within Cohort Venture Partnering
Government Scheme MatchmakingWhich Indian government schemes a company is actually eligible for, and what applying really requires.
Investor MatchmakingIntroductions to investors whose thesis, stage and cheque size actually fit the company.
Founder ToolkitsThe models, templates and checklists a founder would otherwise rebuild from scratch.
FAQ
Questions founders ask about Masterclasses and Clinics
Who are the masterclasses for?
Founders and finance leads in a cohort, an accelerator or an ecosystem programme, usually pre-seed to Series A, who are about to face something they have not faced before.
What topics are covered?
Term sheets and dilution, cap tables, unit economics, pricing, working capital, MIS, the Indian statutory calendar, and how investors actually read a company.
Are these open sessions or private?
Mostly private, run for a specific cohort or programme, because the value comes from working on the participants' own numbers rather than on a generic case.
How long is a session?
Typically 90 minutes to half a day depending on the topic, with a clinic afterwards for individual questions.
What our research says about Masterclasses and Clinics
Confidentiality, exclusivity, costs and governing law are typically binding the moment you sign, even when nothing else is.
There is no such thing as a casual capital infusion. If you are transferring funds to the company, it has to be structured, usually as a loan, with a proper loan agreement in place.
Gross margin tells you whether the business is good. Contribution margin tells you whether a specific deal at a specific price is good.
Further reading
Article · CS Manavi AroraA term sheet is two pages. It decides the next ten years of your company.Read
Article · CS Manavi AroraDirector Loan to Your Startup: Why It Might Not Be LegalRead
Article · Sriram ChidambaramGross margin is the deck number. Contribution margin is the decision number.Read
Article · CS Manavi AroraMost founders don't lose control at the negotiating table. They lose it months after they've signed.Read
Guides and downloads on Masterclasses and Clinics
E-books and masterclass material from the SRF library, free to download.
- MasterclassNavigating through the dangers of the early stageDiscover how successful startups move from idea to execution through strong business models, financial planning, market understanding, and disciplined growth strategies.Download PDF, 4.9 MB
- MasterclassMastering Metrics: How Founders Build Clarity, Rhythm & MomentumBuild clarity, rhythm, and momentum by mastering the metrics, dashboards, and performance frameworks that help founders navigate growth with confidence.Download PDF, 6.7 MB
The people behind Masterclasses and Clinics
Masterclasses and Clinics is run by the studio team: one multidisciplinary team whose pods work in tandem, matched to the sector and the stage the company is in.
Impact, Growth & MSME pod
Led by Sanskriti Jhaveri
Lead - Growth & Partnerships, Impact Consulting. Growth and impact for India's MSME base.
See the pod structureWhat usually runs alongside this
Cohort Venture PartneringThe financial advisory bench behind an accelerator, corporate venture arm or ecosystem programme, delivered to a whole cohort.
Fundability AssessmentAn honest read on how fundable a company is right now, and the specific things standing between it and a term sheet.
Investor ReadinessThe model, the deck and the market case that survive a second meeting, prepared before the raise, not during it.
