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VC Lab Cohort 8

VC Lab is designed to help your VC Firm acheive a first closing in 6 months or less.

Our program includes a series of challenging Weekly sprints, in addition to Weekly Sessions where you will receive constant feedback on your progress from experienced Mentors and the VC Lab Leadership team. 

See the schedule for the VC Lab Cohort 8 program below.

The Final Application Deadline for the VC Lab Cohort 8 program is Aug 21, 2022, and you can apply to the program at FI.co/join/vc.

Week 1 - Thesis Development

Meet the cohort & draft your thesis

Date: Aug 30, 2022
Starts at: 12:00 pm (America/New_York)

Week 2 - Venture Team

Optimize your investment team

Date: Sep 07, 2022
Starts at: 12:00 pm (America/New_York)

Week 3 - Deal Warehouse

Identify future portfolio companies

Date: Sep 14, 2022
Starts at: 12:00 pm (America/New_York)

Week 4 - Thesis Review

Validate your Thesis

Date: Sep 21, 2022
Starts at: 12:00 pm (America/New_York)

Week 5 - Fund Positioning

Date: Sep 28, 2022
Starts at: 12:00 pm (America/New_York)

Week 6 - Fund Presentation

Optimize your pitch deck for LPs

Date: Oct 05, 2022
Starts at: 12:00 pm (America/New_York)

Week 7 - Initial Pitch Meetings

Start pitching LPs for feedback

Date: Oct 12, 2022
Starts at: 09:00 pm (America/New_York)

Week 8 - Fund Presentation Review

Optimize your fundraising materials

Date: Oct 19, 2022
Starts at: 09:00 pm (America/New_York)

Week 9 - Fund Economics

Refine your fund's economic model

Date: Oct 26, 2022
Starts at: 12:00 pm (America/New_York)

Week 10 - Fund Overview & Deal Room

Get ready for LP diligence

Date: Nov 02, 2022
Starts at: 12:00 pm (America/New_York)

Week 11 - Pitch Meetings & Funnel

Accelerate your pitch meetings

Date: Nov 09, 2022
Starts at: 12:00 pm (America/New_York)

Week 12 - Pipeline Review

LP diligence review and feedback

Date: Nov 16, 2022
Starts at: 12:00 pm (America/New_York)

Week 13 - Fund Closing Strategy

Date: Nov 30, 2022
Starts at: 12:00 pm (America/New_York)

Week 14 - Deal Process

Date: Dec 07, 2022
Starts at: 12:00 pm (America/New_York)

Week 15 - Fund Formation

Begin incorporating your fund

Date: Dec 14, 2022
Starts at: 12:00 pm (America/New_York)

Week 16 - Closing & Graduation

Date: Dec 21, 2022
Starts at: 12:00 pm (America/New_York)

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