Join Newton Fundamentals (Virtual, 8-Week Program) in March 2026

Applications are now open for our March 2026 cohort (NVP11) of the Newton Fundamentals Program. You can apply in two rounds between October and December 2025 (see details below).

Newton Fundamentals Program helps you make sense of the venture capital ecosystem. This program is for you if:

• You’re early on in your venture capital career

• You’re serious about exploring a career in venture capital

• You’re working in a non-venture capitalist role and would benefit from having a greater understanding of the key concepts

Key Information

Applications are open in two rounds:

• Round 1: Tuesday, 21 October 2025 - Friday, 21 November 2025

• Round 2: Friday, 21 November 2025 - Monday, 15 December 2025

• Scholarship applications (apply here) are separate from the program application and open during the program application window (Tuesday, 21 October - Monday, 15 December 2025)

• Virtual Q&A session on Friday, 14 November 2025 at 1:00 pm UK time

• Application notifications:

  • Successful applicants to Round 1 applications will be notified by Friday, 28 November 2025.

  • Successful applicants to Round 2 applications will be notified by Wednesday, 17 December 2025.

• Payment Deadline: Wednesday, 25 February 2026

• Welcome Session (virtual) : Friday, 27 February 2026 at 1:00 pm UK time

The Opportunity

• Learn and develop your skills via a live online program:

  • Weekly 2-hour and 15-minute sessions over an 8-week period (early evening UK time)

  • Taught by faculty from London Business School and other leading institutions, and expert practitioners from prominent VC firms and ecosystem partners such as Phoenix Court, Atomico, Octopus Ventures, 20VC, Bessemer Venture Partners, Taylor Wessing and more

  • Engage in interactive and applied learning exercises, including independent and small-group activities.

• Join a lifelong community via the Newton Alumni

  • Build connections within a global network of like-minded peers

  • Get access to our jobs board, career resources and invites to conferences and networking events (online and in-person)

Topics you’ll learn about

Throughout the eight-week program, you'll follow the lifecycle of a venture deal: seeing the deal, picking the deal, winning the deal, supporting the deal, and exiting the deal. Within that lifecycle, you'll cover the following topics:

• Venture ecosystem

• Deal sourcing and evaluation

• Market mapping

• Venture legals

• Chemistry and conviction

• Founder support

• Venture valuations

• Negotiations

• Investment values

• Exits

Your Role

New to venture capital, early career, operating within the venture capital ecosystem in a non-investor role, or curious about venture capital. You are eager, motivated and willing to learn and develop your skills. You will:

• Actively participate in the live sessions held once a week (early evening UK time) and undertake both independent and group activities

• Be keen to learn and question your existing perceptions of the venture capital world

• Read the resources shared ahead of each module and be ready to provide feedback in live sessions 

• Become an engaged member of the global Newton Alumni on completion of the program

Key attributes we are looking for

• Mission focus

• Collaboration

• Motivation

• Contribution

• Grit

• Critical thinking

We focus on potential rather than experience, and we’re looking for people who are keen to have a greater understanding of the key concepts of venture capital. We encourage people from anywhere in the world, both with and without investment experience, to apply for the program, and we’re particularly keen to hear from applicants from overlooked and underestimated backgrounds. 

Key details

• Program start date: Friday, 27 February 2026 (Welcome Session)

• First module session: Wednesday 11 March 2026

• Mid-program break: Week commencing 8 April 2026

• Final module session: Wednesday 6 May 2026

• Sessions are held from 6:00 - 8:15 pm UK time (via Zoom)

• Cost £2,030 (+ VAT if you are based in the UK) 

• Application notifications:

  • Round 1 decisions by Friday, 28 November 2025

  • Round 2 decisions by Wednesday, 17 December 2025

• Payment deadline: Wednesday, 25 February 2026, to secure your space on the program.

• Welcome Session (virtual): Friday, 27 February 2026, at 1:00 pm UK time.

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• Please note: Dates and session times are subject to change

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Employer sponsorship and financial assistance

• Many employers see the benefit of a program such as the Newton Fundamentals Program. For further information on the benefits of supporting employee learning and development with Newton Venture Program, please visit our Employer Hub.

• To reduce barriers to entry, we offer a limited number of scholarships starting from 25% of the program fee, if needed. To apply for a scholarship, please use this link.

• Scholarship applications are separate from the program application and do not affect your eligibility. We run a blind application process that is separate from the scholarship process: neither process will impact the other.

Scholarship deadlines:

• Round 1: Friday 21 November 2025

• Round 2: Monday, 15 December 2025

Please note that there is a finite amount of scholarship funding available, and applicants should consider alternative forms of funding if possible.

What is Newton Venture Program?

Newton Venture Program helps you make sense of the venture capital world with a mission to level the playing field for people from typically overlooked and underestimated backgrounds - ensuring that the next generation of investors represent the world we live in.

Newton is a joint venture between London Business School and Phoenix Court, with founding partner HSBC Innovation Banking.  With our unique blend of faculty and practitioner teaching, we are training the investors of tomorrow to back the ventures of the future.

Our robust training programs ensure that everyone has an equal opportunity to thrive in venture capital to create a more accessible and diverse ecosystem.