Ready to launch your VC career?
The Chicago:Blend Venture Fellowship is a four-month, peer learning cohort program that prepares high-potential, aspiring venture capitalists for careers in VC, culminating in Blend:Talks, where graduating fellows provide insights about emerging technologies and VC trends to a live audience of investors.
Apply Now for Cohort 8 (Fall ‘25)
📅 Key Dates
Early Deadline: Sunday, June 15, 2025 @ 11:59 PM CDT
Final Deadline: Sunday, June 29, 2025 @ 11:59 PM CDT
Program Dates: September 3 – December 10, 2025
Fellowship Benefits:
Gain work experience at a local VC firm
Access to Chicago:Blend’s VC and alumni network
Venture finance training
Access to co-working spaces at 1871, MATTER, mHUB and TeamWorking by TechNexus
Post program career support and professional development
Knowledge: Gain formal VC finance training through VC University and weekly sessions (half are in-person).
Networks: Connect with aspiring VCs, alumni, investors, founders, and others in Chicago’s tech community.
Experience: Work with a VC firm on real tasks like sourcing deals and conducting diligence to learn how venture capital works.
“Over 90% of alums that pursued VC roles landed a VC role”
Our Fellows have been hired at firms like:
Thank you to our Cohort 7 Financial Supporters!
Thinking about a career in venture capital?
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