WELCOME TO UPCOMINGVC®
We are a Venture Capital Education Platform for
Elevate & practice your knowledge of the VC methods
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venture capital investment challenges
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due diligence workshops
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minutes of Challenger’s Demo Day
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startups on 200+ applications
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challengers on 350+ applications
ABOUT US.
We are on a mission to unlock early & growth stage investor and entrepreneurial talents.
How so? We are building a global community of established Venture Capitalists, aspiring Venture Capitalists and visionary Entrepreneurs to help “Invest Better” and “Raise Better”, across ecosystems, verticals, stages and geographies.
How so? We are building a global community of established Venture Capitalists, aspiring Venture Capitalists and visionary Entrepreneurs to help “Invest Better” and “Raise Better”, across ecosystems, verticals, stages and geographies.
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WE SURFACE AND BRING TOGETHER
PARTICIPATE
VENTURE CAPITAL INVESTMENT CHALLENGES
HUB & COMMUNITY: BECOME A VENTURE CATALYST
Set up your own VC Challenge
Are you a Student or a seasoned Community Builder with a deep passion for Seed and Venture Capital? Organize at your School / University / Incubator / Accelerator an UPComingVC Venture Capital Investment Challenge.
Submit a VC Challenge
Open a Local Hub
Help UPComingVC flourish worldwide and pursue our ultimate objective to accelerate investment in disruptive technologies and open their doors to each of us. Partner with UPComingVC for a longstanding co-branding relationship.
Local Hub Application Form
Become an Ambassador
You are connected to a thriving ecosystem of entrepreneurs and {aspiring} investors. Engage local communities and grow an actionable and exclusive network by scouting participants for our Venture Capital Challenges.
Ambassador Program
Join the Team
We're always on the look out for talented people sharing our mission.
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WORLD-CLASS VENTURE CAPITALISTS
AWESOME SUPPORTERS & MEDIAS
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WHAT PARTICIPANTS SAY
YOU ARE A VC
Transmit & teach the Ecosystem your methods. Meet entrepreneurs & add to your dealflow. Identify skilled, aspiring VCs for your team (interns, analysts, associates).
YOU WANT TO BE A VC
Test your investment & due diligence skills in a life-size test with genuine startups & world-class VCs. Get hired as a potential intern, analyst or associate.
YOU ARE AN ENTREPRENEUR
Full-scale training to the fundraising process. Connect with world-class VCs & prepare the ground for your potential, upcoming funding rounds.
MORE PUMPED-UP PARTICIPANTS
Andrea Tassistro, CEO & Co-Founder @ Foodetective
“One of the best events I've done so far [..] It's helping me get to know, have like a personal contact with all the amazing VCs, [..] and have a precise feedback on what we should do in order to grow, recruit and make sure that our company becomes viable fast.”
Paulina Szyzdek, Challenger @ Edition #3
“It’s demanding team working and time management exercise. It’s an intense day full of emotions, new people, networking opportunities and deep learning sessions.”
Bartosz Jakubowski, Venture Partner @ EQT Ventures
“It's a very innovative format [..] extremely helpful for us as investors [..] because seeing all these new brilliant people wanting to work as a VC kind of asks us to be more demanding with ourselves to be better VCs. [..] It is a great crowd and it's very refreshing.”
Jean de La Rochebrochard, Partner @ Kima Ventures
“I was interested because the format is different [..] It is a good opportunity to connect with good entrepreneurs and good people willing to become VC at some point [..] I'll be happy to come back.”
Camille Kriebitzsch, Principal & Co-Founder @ Eutopia
“It's a perfect occasion to meet startups, wannabe VCs, VCs, it's quick and interactive. It's a really good exercise we cannot really do when you are at school or later on. It is a good experience for everyone.”
AMAZING FOUNDERS WHO PARTICIPATED
