Historically VC has been an apprenticeship business. That said, I’ve identified quite a few microcredentials, conferences, and other learning opportunities which will help train you to be a better investor. If I’m missing any from the list below, please contact me.
VC ASSOCIATIONS
Let’s Talk Ops, Venture Capital Operations Association – fund operations professionals
National Venture Capital Association
New York Venture Capital Association
New York Private Equity Network
New York City Venture Connection
VEECEE – European VCs
VCPlatform – for portfolio acceleration professionals
NextGen Partners – for pre-Partner VCs
VCNetwork
Nextgenpartners.
Revenue Based Financing Network Group
Institutional Limited Partners Association Emerging Manager Toolkit
ACCELERATORS FOR EMERGING VCs
Diffuse.VC, Fund81 – associations
Afore Capital Angel to Fund Manager (AFM); Founder Institute VC Lab – no-cost accelerators
OnConduit – Emerging Fund Managers Initiative
VentureForward (NVCA)
International Climate Finance Accelerator – based in Luxembourg
Emerging Manager Forum – mostly focused on hedge funds
Numerous service providers and industry players run conferences/programming for emerging managers, including but not limited to Carta, Top Tier Capital Partners, Gunderson Dettmer, First Republic Bank, and SVB Lift.
PLATFORMS/FRANCHISES FOR EMERGING VCs
AngelList Syndicates
FundersClub Partnerships
DraperVentureNetwork
Oper8r, Recast Capital – fund of funds
PROGRAMS/DEGREES
Kauffman Fellows
NVCA Venture Capital University
Wharton Executive Education Venture Capital program
IFF: The Mechanics of Venture Capital
PrivCapAcademy
TytchMe
Modeling for Venture Capital
VC ORGANIZATIONS FOCUSED ON DIVERSITY
Women: All Raise, BeyondtheBillion, First Republic Women in Venture Database, Level20, SoGal, WeAreTechWomen, Women in VC, Women’s Private Equity Summit, Private Equity Women Investor Network
Media focused on women in VC: She-VC, Women’s PE Briefs, WoVen: Women Who Venture
African-American: Black Venture Institute, BLK VC, Culture Shifting Weekends, HBCUvc
Latinx: Latinx VC
Diversity in general: Newton Venture Program, VC Include, National Association of Investment Companies, Left Tackle Capital, NewtoVC
INVESTOR-ONLY CONFERENCES
Allocate.GP
Raise
Deal Camp/ VC Unlocked (500 Startups + UC Berkeley)
PreMoney
Invesco Annual Tools for Success® Forum
TheDeal Corporate Governance Conference
PrivCapAcademy
Reboot VC Bootcamp
500 Startups’ VC Unlocked
HOW TO GET A JOB IN VC
Focused on getting you a job in VC: GoingVC, Diversity.VC, Included VC, Nextgenpartners.
Spearhead – $1m to back your angel investing
VC Recruiters List and Compensation Data
John Gannon’s Blog
European VC Jobs
How to Write a Resume that Sells
VonPerger European Tech Jobs
Shift’s AFVentures Fellowship Program connects the military’s motivated innovators with leading venture capital firms and technology startups
OTHER RELEVANT PROFESSIONAL TRAINING
AltMBA
Corporate Finance Institute
Investment Banking Institute
You can also always earn a JD, MBA, CPA, and/or CFA.
BOARD TRAINING
National Association of Corporate Directors Fellowship
Directors College For Venture Backed Company Directors
ACCD (American College of Corporate Directors)
NACD (National Association of Corporate Directors)
Women Corporate Directors
Catalyst – focus on women
Executive Leadership Council – focus on African-Americans
Hispanic Association on Corporate Responsibility
BACKGROUND
Syllabus for how to launch, manage, and invest a VC fund
VC 101 for Founders
#BeYourOwnMentor – Independent Study in Early Stage VC
Resources for those interested in venture capital and private equity
Equal’s required reading list for new hires
David Teten Reading list
ANGEL EDUCATION
Venture University Angel Immersion Track
Angel Investing Workshops by Golden Seeds
Angel Investing 101 Workshop by HBS Alumni Angels NY
April 5 NYC Family Office Investment Conference on Tech/Life Sciences Companies
2017 ACA Summit by Angel Capital Association
Learn How to Angel Invest by Future Investor
Angel Investing Bootcamp by 37 Angels
Angel Resource Institute Programs
Angel 101: Primer for New Angel Investors by Seraf
Angel Investing by Wall Street Survivor
How to Be an Angel Investor by Paul Graham
Best Practices by Angel Investors and Entrepreneurs by AngelBlog
Angel Investor Training by US Market Access Center
Angel Investor Class by Angel Academy
