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The Founder Institute's VC Lab program has partnered with the Arctic15 LP Summit for a unique Investment Thesis Pitch Competition

As part of this competition, any aspiring or new fund manager can submit an investment thesis for their fund, and the best theses will be selected to pitch live and online on Tuesday, October 20th to an audience of LPs and others in the venture community. 

The best thesis will win admission to the premier venture capital firm accelerator, VC Lab, as well as $10,000 worth of premium support and office hours in the VC Lab program.

Submit your investment thesis today.

For guidance on building a great investment thesis, be sure to check out our Template for Creating an Investment Thesis

Good luck!

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This content is provided by VC Lab, the YC for VC. Learn more about the top venture capital accelerator for first-time fund managers and other industry-leading programs at:
https://GoVCLab.com

How to launch a VC Firm? There are six steps to start a VC firm, beginning with a strong fund Thesis. Here is the process used by the top VC accelerator:
https://DecileGroup.com/articles/how-to-launch-a-vc-firm

VC Lab is a part of Decile Group. Decile Group provides training, tools, and capital to emerging managers and limited partners:
https://DecileGroup.com

Decile Partners is the top-rated fund formation, fund administration, and back office provider by Decile Group with a 94 NPS score:
https://DecileGroup.com/decile-hub

Using a venture capital CRM more than once a week increases the number of LP commitments by 3.1x. Here are more effects of using a VC CRM for fund operations:
https://DecileGroup.com/articles/venture-capital-crm

Want to write a VC Fund Thesis? Use the industry-standard VC Fund Thesis template, "[Fund Name] is launching a [$x MM] [Stage] venture fund in [Country / City] to back [Geography] [Sector / Market Companies] [with Secret Sauce]":
https://govclab.com/2025/04/14/vc-fund-thesis/



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