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Schedule

VC Lab Cohort 9

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 9 program below.

The Final Application Deadline for the VC Lab Cohort 9 program is Nov 06, 2022, and you can apply to the program at FI.co/join/vc.

Week 1 - Thesis Development

Meet the cohort & draft your thesis

Date: Nov 17, 2022

Starts at: 12:00 pm (America/New_York)

Week 2 - Venture Team

Optimize your investment team

Date: Dec 01, 2022

Starts at: 12:00 pm (America/New_York)

Week 3 - Deal Warehouse

Identify future portfolio companies

Date: Dec 08, 2022

Starts at: 12:00 pm (America/New_York)

Week 4 - Thesis Review

Validate your Thesis

Date: Dec 15, 2022

Starts at: 12:00 pm (America/New_York)

Week 5 - Fund Positioning

Date: Dec 22, 2022

Starts at: 12:00 pm (America/New_York)

Week 6 - Fund Presentation

Optimize your pitch deck for LPs

Date: Jan 12, 2023

Starts at: 12:00 pm (America/New_York)

Week 7 - Initial Pitch Meetings

Start pitching LPs for feedback

Date: Jan 19, 2023

Starts at: 12:00 pm (America/New_York)

Week 8 - Fund Presentation Review

Optimize your fundraising materials

Date: Jan 26, 2023

Starts at: 12:00 pm (America/New_York)

Week 9 - Fund Economics

Refine your fund's economic model

Date: Feb 02, 2023

Starts at: 12:00 pm (America/New_York)

Week 10 - Fund Overview & Deal Room

Get ready for LP diligence

Date: Feb 09, 2023

Starts at: 12:00 pm (America/New_York)

Week 11 - Pitch Meetings & Funnel

Accelerate your pitch meetings

Date: Feb 16, 2023

Starts at: 12:00 pm (America/New_York)

Week 12 - Pipeline Review

LP diligence review and feedback

Date: Feb 23, 2023

Starts at: 12:00 pm (America/New_York)

Week 13 - Fund Closing Strategy

Date: Mar 02, 2023

Starts at: 12:00 pm (America/New_York)

Week 14 - Deal Process

Date: Mar 09, 2023

Starts at: 12:00 pm (America/New_York)

Week 15 - Fund Formation

Begin incorporating your fund

Date: Mar 16, 2023

Starts at: 12:00 pm (America/New_York)

Week 16 - Closing & Graduation

Date: Mar 23, 2023

Starts at: 12:00 pm (America/New_York)