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AI2148 Entrepreneurial Finance 7.5 credits

Information per course offering

Termin

Information for Autumn 2025 Start 25 Aug 2025 programme students

Course location

KTH Campus

Duration
25 Aug 2025 - 24 Oct 2025
Periods
P1 (7.5 hp)
Pace of study

50%

Application code

50185

Form of study

Normal Daytime

Language of instruction

English

Course memo
Course memo is not published
Number of places

Places are not limited

Target group

Recommended for students in the master programme in Real Estate and Construction Management (TFOBM), year 2.

Open for all master programs as long as it can be included in your program.

Planned modular schedule
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Course syllabus as PDF

Please note: all information from the Course syllabus is available on this page in an accessible format.

Course syllabus AI2148 (Autumn 2025–)
Headings with content from the Course syllabus AI2148 (Autumn 2025–) are denoted with an asterisk ( )

Content and learning outcomes

Course contents

The main contents of the course can be described as follows: The first part of the course is vital to get a better understanding of the need for entrepreneurship from a societal perspective and the different types of start-ups that coexist in the world. The first part of the course will also include an international outlook and the importance of networking for entrepreneurs.

An important question for any entrepreneur has to do with devising a financial strategy for the start-up. Therefore, in the second part of the course, an important aspect is developing and understanding the financial strategy for entrepreneurial firms and how start-ups are  evaluated from different perspectives. In the financial strategy, the entrepreneur also has to take contractual issues into consideration. The course will also provide insights into the supply and demand for financing in entrepreneurial firms from a societal perspective. We will discuss the importance as well as limitations of different sources of public finance.

The course will end with a summary of the financial decision-making among entrepreneurs including the use of financial forecasts and how technical and economic knowledge can provide importance insights into the development of forecasts.

Intended learning outcomes

After completing the course, the student should be able to:

Knowledge and understanding

1. Define and explain basic concepts and terms used to describe the financing of entrepreneurship.

Skills and abilities

2. Demonstrate the ability to apply the theories, concepts, models, and methods covered in the course.

3. Collect empirical data, write, and orally present a well-structured and informative paper.

Evaluation ability and approach

4. Evaluate and assess different strategies for an entrepreneurial company regarding financing, contracting, valuation, and exit.

5. Search and analyze information within a given framework and present the results.

Literature and preparations

Specific prerequisites

Eligibility to the master’s programme in Real Estate and Construction Management.

Literature

You can find information about course literature either in the course memo for the course offering or in the course room in Canvas.

Examination and completion

If the course is discontinued, students may request to be examined during the following two academic years.

Grading scale

A, B, C, D, E, FX, F

Examination

  • INL1 - Home Assignment, 3.0 credits, grading scale: P, F
  • TEN1 - Exam, 4.5 credits, grading scale: A, B, C, D, E, FX, F

Based on recommendation from KTH’s coordinator for disabilities, the examiner will decide how to adapt an examination for students with documented disability.

The examiner may apply another examination format when re-examining individual students.

Examiner

Ethical approach

  • All members of a group are responsible for the group's work.
  • In any assessment, every student shall honestly disclose any help received and sources used.
  • In an oral assessment, every student shall be able to present and answer questions about the entire assignment and solution.

Further information

Course room in Canvas

Registered students find further information about the implementation of the course in the course room in Canvas. A link to the course room can be found under the tab Studies in the Personal menu at the start of the course.

Offered by

Main field of study

Built Environment

Education cycle

Second cycle