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Schedule

VC Lab Cohort 16

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 16 program below.

The Final Application Deadline for the VC Lab Cohort 16 program is Sep 16, 2024, and you can apply to the program at FI.co/join/vc.

Week 0 - Orientation Session

Date: Oct 09, 2024
Starts at: 12:00 pm (America/New_York)

Week 1 - Thesis Development

Meet the cohort & draft your thesis

Date: Oct 16, 2024
Starts at: 12:00 pm (America/New_York)

Week 2 - Venture Team

Identify future portfolio companies

Date: Oct 23, 2024
Starts at: 12:00 pm (America/New_York)

Week 3 - Deal Warehouse

Optimize your investment team

Date: Oct 30, 2024
Starts at: 12:00 pm (America/New_York)

Week 4 - Thesis Review

Validate your Thesis

Date: Nov 06, 2024
Starts at: 12:00 pm (America/New_York)

Week 5 - Firm Positioning

Build a brand for your firm

Date: Nov 13, 2024
Starts at: 12:00 pm (America/New_York)

Week 6 - Fund Presentation

Optimize your pitch deck for LPs

Date: Nov 20, 2024
Starts at: 12:00 pm (America/New_York)

Week 7 - Initial Pitch Meetings

Accelerate your pitch meetings

Date: Dec 04, 2024
Starts at: 12:00 pm (America/New_York)

Week 8 - Deck Review

Validate your fund presentation quality

Date: Dec 11, 2024
Starts at: 12:00 pm (America/New_York)

Week 9 - Fund Economics

Refine your fund's economic model

Date: Dec 18, 2024
Starts at: 12:00 pm (America/New_York)

Week 10 - Data Room

Prepare for LP due diligence

Date: Jan 15, 2025
Starts at: 12:00 pm (America/New_York)

Week 11 - Pitch Meetings & Funnel

Improve your LP conversion

Date: Jan 22, 2025
Starts at: 12:00 pm (America/New_York)

Week 12 - Pipeline Review

Validate your LP commitments

Date: Jan 29, 2025
Starts at: 12:00 pm (America/New_York)

Week 13 - Fund Closing Strategy

Date: Feb 12, 2025
Starts at: 12:00 pm (America/New_York)