🎉 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻! 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗹𝘆, 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲'𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗲'𝘃𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝘂𝗽 𝘁𝗼:

We're super proud of the Included VC Class of 2022... 85%+ Fellows who were actively looking for jobs in Venture Capital, landed roles in the industry - this is huge. You will hear from some of them in our upcoming Office Hours (dates and times are on our website).

The last year has been a rollercoaster - we launched two new initiatives... our first global in-person Summit in Spain with 100 Fellows, VCs and guests from all over the world and it was a VIBE.

We also pioneered the first RISE InVC event series, spotlighting Black excellence in the VC industry which was a roaring success with 2511 of you registering from over 400 cities (woah) and 43 speakers!

Now the moment you've been waiting for... 🥁 applications for our 4th flagship Included VC Global VC Fellowship are now open!

❓𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗜𝗦 𝗜𝗡𝗖𝗟𝗨𝗗𝗘𝗗 𝗩𝗖?

Included VC's global Fellowship is the first of its kind fully funded learning experience (think of it like a 'unique VC MBA') with a mission to educate, inspire, coach and place top underrepresented talent into the VC industry.

🎯 𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗠𝗜𝗦𝗦𝗜𝗢𝗡

Included VC is on a mission to increase societal representation within the Venture Capital industry, creating effective multi-generational change.

👀 𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗗𝗢 𝗪𝗘 𝗠𝗘𝗔𝗡 𝗕𝗬 𝗦𝗢𝗖𝗜𝗘𝗧𝗔𝗟 𝗥𝗘𝗣𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡?

Included VC’s Fellows demonstrate the broadest definition of diversity: gender, ethnicity, non-typical education, intergenerational diversity, disability, sexual orientation, location, neural diversity, and applicants from excluded communities such as refugees and ex-inmates.

👉🏾 𝗧𝗟:𝗗𝗥

• Virtual (there are some optional in-person Summits)

• Part-time (you can work and be a Fellow) but we do expect you to invest 10-12 hours a week - this includes working on applications, taking financial modelling courses, personal branding, etc.

• You must be serious about breaking into the Venture Capital industry. We want to hear about your experiences of trying to get into VC.

• If any of these (or more) apply to you: 'I'm a mum', 'I'm a student', 'I'm not in tech', 'I'm not in investment banking'... we encourage you to apply!

• You miss 💯 % of the shots you don't take. Even if you aren't sure if you qualify for Included VC's Fellowship, still apply - you never know what could happen.

  💙 𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗩𝗔𝗟𝗨𝗘𝗦 𝗗𝗢 𝗪𝗘 𝗟𝗢𝗢𝗞 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗜𝗡 𝗙𝗘𝗟𝗟𝗢𝗪𝗦?

• Kindness, gratitude and paying it forward are foundational pillars at Included VC

• Building genuine relationships with the Included VC community and beyond - this is where the magic happens (trust us)

• Your are proactive - we've had had 4 years of coaching people from underrepresented communities to break into VC so we know what we are talking about, we just need you to take action consistently.

📚 𝗙𝗘𝗟𝗟𝗢𝗪𝗦𝗛𝗜𝗣 𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗠𝗔𝗧

1) Masterclasses and in-depth deep dives

2) Foundational learning

3) Peer-to-peer learning

4) Investment Committee Simulations

5) Investment memos & practical deal sourcing exercises

6) Mentoring with world-class Investors

7) The opportunity to join us at virtual and in-person Summits

8) Office hours to strategise your VC career

9) The opportunity to lead our newest initiative, RISE InVC

📝 𝗔𝗣𝗣𝗟𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗖𝗘𝗦𝗦

Your written application will be reviewed by Included VC reviewers (alumni, sponsors and the Included VC team) and you will hear back from us on the status of your application within 3 weeks of the closing date. We will let you know more information about the next stages if you progress to the next round.

*Please note that each individual answer will be assessed anonymously & independently. Please bear in mind that a reviewer cannot see your full application, they might only read one answer so make sure you provide context to each of your answers.

🙌 𝗦𝗨𝗣𝗣𝗢𝗥𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗦

Included VC is supported and has been funded by an international consortium of Venture Capital Partners (our Sponsors): BITKRAFT, Creandum, Daphni, K Fund, Mangrove Capital Partners, M12 - Microsoft's Venture Fund, KAYA VC, Notion Capital, Seedcamp, HV Capital, Mouro Capital, HSBC and Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati.

Have more questions? Further details can be found here - www.included.vc