VC & PE Funds
Onboard new associates, level up principals, or align an entire investment team around a shared playbook.
For VCs, PE, CVCs & Corporates
Train your investment team.
Practitioner-led venture capital certificate programs designed for VC and PE funds. Onboard new associates, level up principals, or align an entire investment team around a shared playbook. Most teams use their existing education budget to fund this, for one person or an entire group, depending on the individual's interest and role.
Select your organisation type
Who it is for
Built for institutions that invest.
CVCs & Innovation Arms
Stand up or sharpen a corporate venture function with frameworks used by tier-one GPs.
Corporate Partners
Strategy, M&A and corporate development teams that need to read the venture market fluently.
Family Offices & LPs
Build internal capability to evaluate funds, co-invest selectively and run direct deals.
Outcomes
What your team walks away with.
A shared investment playbook
One vocabulary and one process the whole team uses to source, evaluate and decide.
Structured diligence and clear memos
Run diligence end-to-end and write investment memos that hold up in an IC.
Sharper sourcing and evaluation
Build repeatable top-of-funnel and separate signal from noise in early meetings.
Confidence to lead or challenge a decision
Underwrite risk, pressure-test theses, and defend a position in the room.
A real investing track record (Triple)
On the Triple track, participants make live investments inside the fund alongside GPs.
What's covered
The full curriculum, at a glance.
Delivered in 5 days.
10 modules covering the fundamentals of venture capital and private equity investing.
- Introduction to Venture Capital & Private Equity
- VC Fund Thesis, Structure, Strategy, & Economics
Delivered across 9 weeks; some sessions are recorded so content stays current as markets develop.
23 deep-dive modules covering sector, stage, and fund-management specialisms.
- Developing an Investment Thesis & Understanding the Full Spectrum of Market Sizes & Valuations
- Various Levels of Due Diligence & Due Diligence Request List
The Investment Apprenticeship adds live deal work inside the fund, so participants source, diligence and make real investments alongside our GPs.
How it works
Four steps from intro to certified.
01
Request a proposal
Tell us about your team, goals and timing. We reply within a few business days.
02
We tailor scope and timing
We shape the format, cohort size and delivery to your firm's calendar and priorities.
03
Private cohort or open program
Your team goes through a dedicated cohort or joins one of our open programs.
04
Certify via Credly
Every participant earns their certificates on completion, issued and verifiable via Credly.
The Programs
Two or three certificates. Validated via Credly.
Two Certificates
Dual Certificate Program
- Certificate in Executive Education, Venture Capital Masterclass
- Certificate in Executive Education, Advanced Venture Capital Modules
Best for teams that want structured education without the full apprenticeship.
Three Certificates
Triple Certificate Program
- Certificate in Executive Education, Venture Capital Masterclass
- Certificate in Executive Education, Advanced Venture Capital Modules
- Certificate of Venture Capital Investment Experience, Investment Apprenticeship
Delivered via the Investor Accelerator. Full immersion plus a real investing track record.
Common questions
Answers before you ask.
Bring it in-house, or send a few people through.
We can run a private cohort for your team or place individuals into one of our open programs. The format depends on the participant's interest and your education budget. We will tailor scope, timing and delivery to your firm.