Venture Capital Bootcamp
Summer Program
A venture capital immersion program where participants learn to think like a founder, decide like an investor. This is the dual perspective that will set you apart.
WHEN?
The Venture Capital Bootcamp is an intensive two week program offering a direct and operational immersion into venture investing. Participants learn how professional investors source opportunities, evaluate innovation based on scoring frameworks, conduct due diligence, structure financing vehicles, and communicate performance to Limited Partners.
It is designed to give participants a dual understanding of the innovation ecosystem: how venture capital investors evaluate, finance and support startups, as well as how startups are built to understand the other side. Through hands on simulations and real world analysis, students internalize the decision processes of venture capitalists while also experiencing the founder perspective to understand the information asymmetry that defines early stage markets.
• Investor side: analyzing a market opportunity, conducting due diligence, drafting investment memos, defining an investment thesis, and pitching a VC fund to LPs.
• Founder side: identifying a problem, analyzing personas, iterating based on user feedback.
Venture capital is operating in a moment of structural disruption. Artificial intelligence is reshaping entire industries, compressing innovation cycles, and redefining competitive advantage. At the same time, geopolitical fragmentation, capital constraints, and renewed focus on technological sovereignty are transforming how and where innovation can scale. Assumptions that once guided venture investing, abundant liquidity, predictable exits, and globalized growth, are no longer stable.
In this environment, venture capital is more than a financing mechanism. It is a strategic system for allocating risk, selecting technologies, and shaping long term economic power. Investment decisions made at the early stage increasingly influence industrial leadership, data control, and strategic autonomy. As a result, investors face rising expectations from Limited Partners to demonstrate discipline, clarity of thesis, and the ability to navigate uncertainty with rigor.
The core challenge lies in decision making under imperfect information. Early stage signals are weak, noisy, and evolving. Founders iterate rapidly while investors must commit capital for long time horizons. Intuition alone is insufficient. Effective venture investing now requires structured reasoning, analytical frameworks, and a deep understanding of incentives across the ecosystem, from founders to LPs.
It is against this backdrop that the VC Bootcamp is positioned.
Upon successful completion of the summer program, participants will be able to develop a wide array of hard and soft skills.
Skills
• Identify and validate a real problem using qualitative and quantitative user research
• Design a clear and differentiating value proposition
• Construct a compelling pitch deck and deliver a strong oral pitch
• Understand revenue models, early go-to-market strategies, and customer acquisition
• Understand how VC funds operate (Limited Partners, fees, carry, governance)
• Conduct early-stage due diligence on market, team, and value proposition
• Define an investment thesis and build a VC scoring framework
• Draft an investment memo based on structured analysis
• Pitch a VC fund to potential Limited Partners
• Understand terms sheets, shareholder agreements, and governance mechanisms
Meta skills
• Collaborate in fast-paced team environments and present insights convincingly
• Strengthen communication, negotiation, and critical reasoning
• Develop an entrepreneurial mindset and decision-making reflexes
• Practice iteration, feedback loops, and evidence-based thinking
The program will be based on a combination of:
• Interactive lectures
• Real-life applications through fieldwork (user interviews, sales challenges)
• Group projects: MVP, pitch deck, VC fund creation, investment memo
• Workshops on no-code, marketing, VC analysis, AI workflows
• Simulations: Investor committees, LP pitch
• Coaching sessions with instructors
The teaching philosophy is experiential: learn by building and doing.
Course materials
All slides, templates and tools (Notion workspace, pitch deck templates, memo templates, VC criteria grids, no-code tutorials) will be provided in digital format.
The VC Bootcamp is designed for participants interested in venture capital, private markets, technology investing, and innovation strategy. It provides a rigorous environment for those who aim to operate in VC, contribute to investment decisions, or engage with the future of innovation and technological sovereignty.
There are no prerequisites for attending this program, only motivation and willingness to engage actively. All essential concepts will be introduced in class. Engagement, curiosity, and intellectual rigor are expected.
Participants will need to come equipped with a laptop.
All participants are expected to be in class, come with questions and participate in group discussions and workshops.
Grading will be determined as follows:
- Presence & Participation 20%
- Individual Assignments 30%
- Group Project 50%
Participants who successfully complete the program will earn 5 ECTS credits. Full attendance is required to obtain the Program Certificate.
All students who are seeking credit are encouraged to consult their home academic institution to validate credit transfer.
The Summer Experience
