FINS3623 Venture Capital (UNSW Sydney): rated 3.8/5 overall across 5 reviews collected on UNSW Wall.
FINS3623 is a UNSW Sydney course taught by the UNSW Business School in School of Banking and Finance. This page brings together its handbook details and what UNSW students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 风险投资
Type: Undergraduate course
Credit points: 6
Subject area: School of Banking and Finance
Faculty: UNSW Business School
Level: Undergraduate Level 3
Handbook year: 2026
This course examines venture capital and private equity investments. In particular, it focuses on issues surrounding the funding of entrepreneurial firms that are financed by venture capital or private equity funds.
FINS3623 has 5 scored reviews: overall 3.8/5 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 5 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 3.8/5).
On Reddit: "1. This is very subjective. Depends on career goals, how much effort you want to put in a course, your interests, etc. For me personally, I don't like spending tons of money on courses that don't teach me anything new. 2. After talking to many people they usually say the hard on…"
On Reddit: "If you want to boost WAM, 3630 is probably the right option. Like was said before it is relatively easy as far as the 3rd Year FINS Electives go. When I did it, the hardest part was the midsem which was worth 25-30%. A lot of repeated/extended content from 1612. Difficulty 1.5/5…"
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Q: Is FINS3623 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 5 reviews: overall 3.8/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches FINS3623, and when is it offered?
A: FINS3623 is taught by the UNSW Business School. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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