Mid-level VC investors and related investment professionals directly investing into Science & Technology ventures as well as asset managers allocating capital to Science and Technology VC, who are interested in enhancing their ability to evaluate and manage Venture Capital funds specialised in supporting science and engineering-based portfolio companies.
To be eligible for the programme you must:
- Be based in the UK
- Work in a UK based VC firm (or a VC firm investing in the UK), pension fund, institutional investor, or be an exited founder with the experience of raising equity funding at Series B+
- Have the ambition to become a significant investor in the science, technology and engineering startups/scale ups and be able to commit the required time to the Fellowship programme
- Have a minimum of 3 years of engagement in the UK VC ecosystem
- Have the support from your firm/prospective employer to join the programme
The cost of the Fellowship is £10,000 which we expect in most cases will be covered by the applicant’s employer. We have secured a limited number of scholarships for this programme, which can provide up to 50 per cent off the fee to support successful candidates who have not been able to secure sponsorship from their employers.
The programme is designed to run in conjunction with current employment: core instruction, experiential learning and networking sessions will be delivered across seven sessions between November 2024 and September 2025, see key dates below. Employers will be asked to approve participants’ time spent on the Fellowship.
We welcome applications from underrepresented groups in the VC industry and from applicants outside of London.