Chicago:Blend Venture Fellowship
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.
The next cycle will be Cohort 8 (Fall ‘25), which runs from September to December, 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
Applications for Cohort 7 are now closed.
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“More than 80% of Chicago:Blend Fellows that applied for a VC role have landed a role in VC.”
Knowledge
Gain formal venture finance training through VC University and curated content during weekly sessions.
Community
Build relationships with your peers, program alums, VCs, startup founders and others in Chicago’s tech community.
Experience
Get paired with a VC firm where you will get experience with deal flow sourcing, due diligence and other firm operations.
Our alumni have been hired at firms including…
Thank you to our Cohort 6 Sponsors!
