Fantasynet Venture Capital Term Sheet Negotiation (Case Study‪)‬

CASE DESCRIPTION In this New Venture Finance case, Tim Bayliss, founder, CEO, and sole shareholder of FantasyNet, has received a term sheet from Ann Davenport, a General Partner in the venture capital firm of Chestnut Ridge Ventures (CRV), for an investment of $8 million in his company. Tim had never seen a term sheet before and felt he needed advice in evaluating that document in preparation for his upcoming negotiation with Ann. Tim engaged the services of his accounting firm to advise him on the implications of the provisions in the term sheet and to assist in the negotiation. That engagement resulted in a memorandum to Tim that included explanations and recommendations for each element of the term sheet. Tim planned to use those recommendations as a basis for his negotiation with Ann to reach agreement on CRV's investment in FantasyNet.