# Carta Classroom

# Venture Capital 101

Learn the fundamentals of starting a venture capital fund—understand how they’re structured, meet the key players, and learn about the important regulations governing your fundraising and operations.

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## Key skills you will learn

- **Industry knowledge**  
  Learn how the venture capital industry works, plus key terms.

- **Fund creation**  
  Get to know the people, entities, and structures that make up a venture capital fund.

- **Legal requirements**  
  Take a look into the complex set of regulations and exemptions that you need to know.

## Course content

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### What’s a venture capital fund?  
Meet the VC fund—learn what it is, how it’s unique, and the structure that organizes it.

[Start chapter 1](/content/uk/en/learn/vc-101/1/?slide=1/index.html)

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### The venture capital industry  
Learn about the regulatory definition of a vc fund.

[Start chapter 2](/content/uk/en/learn/vc-101/1/?slide=2/index.html)

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### How VC funds are structured  
See how management companies, fund entities, and general and limited partners make up a VC firm.

[Start chapter 3](/content/uk/en/learn/vc-101/1/?slide=3/index.html)

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### Limited partnerships & management companies  
Understand the fund’s limited partnership agreement (LPA) and the role management companies play in VC firms.

[Start chapter 4](/content/uk/en/learn/vc-101/1/?slide=4/index.html)

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### VC regulations  
Take a very important deep dive into the regulations you need to know to run a VC firm.

[Start chapter 5](/content/uk/en/learn/vc-101/1/?slide=5/index.html)

## Frequently asked questions

- **Do I need prior experience for this course?**  
  No prior experience necessary. All you need is a curiosity for venture capital.

- **Is the course really free?**  
  It sure is. You can also check out our other free courses, [Equity 101](/content/uk/en/equity/learn/index.html) and [Cap Table 101](/content/uk/en/learn/cap-table-101/index.html).

- **How can I learn more about Carta’s upcoming courses?**  
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- **How long is this course?**  
  The total length of this course is close to one hour, over seven educational videos.

- **What will VC 101 cover?**  
  This course will introduce you to venture capital, explain how a fund is structured, and introduce key terms and important regulations.