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[VC Lab] Meet the Managers: Sourcing Top Deals
The managers winning the best deals are not lucky. Hear exactly how they source.
Date
Sep 02, 2026
Time
08:00 am - 09:00 am
Address
Online Event
Every emerging manager says they have proprietary deal flow. Very few can show how it works. Sourcing is the part of the job no template solves for you. It is built from your network, your reputation, and a system you run every week, and it is the clearest evidence an LP has that you will deploy capital well. In this session, working fund managers walk through the engines behind their pipelines and where their best deals actually came from.
Every emerging manager says they have proprietary deal flow. Very few can show how it works.
Sourcing is the part of the job no template solves for you. It is built from your network, your reputation, and a system you run every week, and it is the clearest evidence an LP has that you will deploy capital well. In this session, working fund managers walk through the engines behind their pipelines and where their best deals actually came from.
About the session: A 60 minute panel with live audience Q&A. Each manager breaks down a different sourcing model in detail, so you leave with several real systems to pressure test against your own rather than one generic playbook.
- What: How top emerging managers find, win, and warehouse deals before anyone else sees them. We cover where their first checks came from, how they get to founders early, what AI now handles across sourcing and diligence, how to track everything so it holds up under LP questioning, and how to build a deal warehouse that makes a first-time fund credible.
- Who: Aspiring, new, and emerging fund managers building their sourcing system, plus angels, scouts, and syndicate leads ready to turn deal access into a fund of their own. No prior fund experience required.
- Why: LPs do not underwrite a sourcing strategy by reading a deck. They underwrite it by watching it work. Managers who can point to a repeatable engine, and to companies already in the warehouse, raise faster than managers who can only describe a thesis.
About VC Lab
VC Lab (https://GoVCLab.com) is the leading venture capital accelerator worldwide for new and emerging managers.
900+ funds have successfully completed the program, building ethical and enduring venture capital firms around the world.
The program provides all the tools needed to launch a fund and close on capital in six months or less. Managers participate in weekly fund-building sprints, receive tactical advice from experienced domain experts, and join a collaborative, global community of peers.
VC Lab also develops essential fundraising skills and offers access to Decile Hub, the trusted venture platform for VCs to generate top decile returns.
Learn more at https://GoVCLab.com and apply to the program at https://FI.co/apply/vc
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