OFIN 33A05 - Can unicorns reproduce
OFIN 33A05 · Spring semester 2025-2026
- Language of tuition
- English
- Course type
- Cours séminaire
- Number of hours
- 12
- Credits
- 2
Information
Description
In 2021, American fintech start-ups became unicorns by disrupting investing and wealth management, turning one-size-fits-ALL into one-size-fits-1. Financial giants snapped them. Was a $1B price tag worth it? How can large complex organizations multiply the value of a unicorn to justify its price? Will Europe be next?
Prerequisites
TBD
Teaching format
Interactive sessions where we will discuss what happened between 2015 and 2023 from 3 standpoints: technical, commercial and M&A. You will explore the hypothetical expansion of this trend to Europe.
Assessment
Team presentation (50%), Individual MCQ (20%) Participation 30%
Workload
6 sessions, 12 hours,
Teaching units
| Unit no. | Unit type | Teaching units | Teachers | Number of hours | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57692 | Cours séminaire | Can unicorns reproduce | Marc FIORE | 12 | 2 |
Teachers
- Marc FIORE
In the curricula
- 2025-2026 | Master Finance and Strategy (English Track) - Semester 2ÉCOLE DU MANAGEMENT ET DE L'IMPACT (EMI)
- 2025-2026 | Master Finance et Stratégie (French Track) - Semestre 2ÉCOLE DU MANAGEMENT ET DE L'IMPACT (EMI)
Contacts and resources
- Contact
- CHABANE Lilia