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VC Challenge Program

Develop Your Fund Strategy

Develop your Investment Thesis and Fund Strategy to raise your venture fund or join as a Partner in existing venture fund.

Next cohort starting:

April 2024

UNDERSTAND VENTURE AND HOW LPS THINK

Understand what it really means to be a VC, its role in the innovation ecosystem and what LPs are looking for and how to raise from them

‍DEVELOP YOUR FUND THESIS AND FOCUS

Define your target market and the unique investment opportunity identified, and develop a compelling investment thesis

DEVELOP YOUR FUND PROCESS

Decide on your company selection filters and the investment decision methodology, and develop your firm decision-making process.

DEVELOP YOUR PORTFOLIO STRATEGY

Decide on the target fund size, pace, number of deals, what are your target expected returns, and your follow-on strategy.

DEVELOP A SOURCING AND DEAFLOW STRATEGY

Define what is your fund brand and value proposition and how will you access and win the best deals.

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DEVELOP A TEAM STORY

Build a Venture Team, define your track record and explain why is your team the most capable to execute the investment thesis

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DEVELOP YOUR FIRM AND FUNDRAISING PROCESS

Define your fund structure, fund operations and fundraising process to build a firm around your fund and increase efficiency in deployment and capital raising.

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CREATE YOUR FUND MATERIALS

Develop your fund deck and other fund marketing materials and kickstart your fund strategy implementation.

What you get

3 Month-Program

With weekly sessions and monthly peer forums

12 Venture Modules

With speaker-led sessions, deep-dive resources and assignments

Two In-Person Events

One at the beginning of the program and one at the end

Individual Fund Development Plan

With one-to-one mentoring sessions anddedicated guidance on your fund plan

Access to Venture Library

All the templates, tools and resources you needfor your fund development process

Access to Venture Challenge Community

Be part of a growing community of emerging managers and venture experts

How we solve your challenges

The main reasons why emerging managers struggle to raise a fund are that they are not able to develop a differentiated fund thesis and strategy, that they are not able to get LP validation or commitments to the fund, and that the team lacks enough venture expertise and track record.

By the end of the program you will have:

—A deep understanding of venture and fund mechanics
—A compelling Investment Thesis for your Fund
—A framework for your Fund Strategy and Fundraising Plan
—The key fund materials and marketing documents
—An extended network of GPs, LPs and other Venture Experts

Customer testimonials

"Inspiring set-up and equally inspiring talks, just great!"

Malin Lundberg Mueller

Sue Ellen Investments

"The VC Challenge is a great starting point for any Nordic emerging manager, and will probbly grow into a strong network of the next generation VC managers from the Nordics."

Ted Elvhage

Rymdkapital

"VC Challenge has been a great hands-on program! The speakers have been holding a very high standard and shared their experiences extremely generously."

Hanna Moisander

Maya Impact

"In depth conversations and insights from some of the most experienced VCs in the game. Super practical! Highly recommend for anyone that wants to understand the in and out of a VC fund."