Schedule

VC Lab Emerging Institute Cohort 3

At the Founder Institute, you won't "learn" how to build a business. Rather, you will build your business alongside top startup experts using a proven, structured process that has helped some of the world's fastest growing companies raise over 2BN.

Our core program includes a series of challenging growth sprints, in addition to Weekly Feedback Sessions where you will receive constant feedback on your progress from experienced Mentors and Investors.

See the schedule for the VC Lab Emerging Institute Cohort 3 program below.

The Final Application Deadline for the VC Lab Emerging Institute Cohort 3 program is Oct 13, 2025, and you can apply to the program at FI.co/join.

Sprint 1 - Institutional LP Readiness

Date: Oct 22, 2025

Starts at: 10:00 am (America/Los_Angeles)

Sprint 2 - Data-Driven Storytelling

Date: Nov 05, 2025

Starts at: 10:00 am (America/Los_Angeles)

Sprint 3 - Data Room Organization

Date: Nov 12, 2025

Starts at: 10:00 am (America/Los_Angeles)

Sprint 5 - Institutional LP Research

Date: Nov 19, 2025

Starts at: 10:00 am (America/Los_Angeles)

Sprint 6 - Connector Network Development

Date: Dec 03, 2025

Starts at: 10:00 am (America/Los_Angeles)

Sprint 4 - Institutional Fund Presentation

Date: Dec 10, 2025

Starts at: 10:00 am (America/Los_Angeles)

Sprint 7 - Mid Funnel Strategy

Date: Jan 14, 2026

Starts at: 09:00 am (America/Los_Angeles)

Sprint 8 - Follow-Up Systems

Date: Jan 28, 2026

Starts at: 09:00 am (America/Los_Angeles)

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Christina Tan joins us for our final outside mentor session of Cohort 3. Christina is Managing Partner at V0, where she backs emerging venture funds on behalf of global family offices. Earlier in her career, Christina was a founder and exited her enterprise SaaS company backed by Lightspeed and Accel.