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Schedule

VC Lab Cohort 18

The Final Application Deadline for the VC Lab Cohort 18 program is Jun 16, 2025, and you can apply to the program at FI.co/join.

Sprint 0 - Orientation

Date: Jun 25, 2025
Starts at: 09:00 am (America/Los_Angeles)

Sprint 1 - Thesis Development

Date: Jul 02, 2025
Starts at: 09:00 am (America/Los_Angeles)

Sprint 2 - Venture Team

Date: Jul 16, 2025
Starts at: 09:00 am (America/Los_Angeles)

Sprint 3 - Deal Warehouse

Date: Jul 23, 2025
Starts at: 09:00 am (America/Los_Angeles)

Sprint 4 - Thesis Review

Date: Aug 06, 2025
Starts at: 09:00 am (America/Los_Angeles)

Sprint 5 - Firm Positioning

Date: Aug 13, 2025
Starts at: 09:00 am (America/Los_Angeles)

Sprint 6 - Fund Presentation

Date: Aug 20, 2025
Starts at: 09:00 am (America/Los_Angeles)

Sprint 7 - Limited Partners

Date: Aug 27, 2025
Starts at: 09:00 am (America/Los_Angeles)

Sprint 8 - Deck Review

Date: Sep 10, 2025
Starts at: 08:00 am (America/Los_Angeles)

Sprint 9 - Fund Economics

Date: Sep 17, 2025
Starts at: 09:00 am (America/Los_Angeles)

Sprint 10 - Data Room

Date: Sep 24, 2025
Starts at: 09:00 am (America/Los_Angeles)

Sprint 11 - Pitch Meetings & Funnel

Date: Oct 01, 2025
Starts at: 09:00 am (America/Los_Angeles)

Sprint 12 - Pipeline Review

Date: Oct 08, 2025
Starts at: 09:00 am (America/Los_Angeles)

Sprint 13 - Fund Closing Strategy

Date: Oct 22, 2025
Starts at: 09:00 am (America/Los_Angeles)
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