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Top-class programs for aspiring and practising professionals in venture capital
Why does Newton exist?
Our mission is to level the playing field for people from typically overlooked backgrounds – ensuring that the next generation of venture investors represent the world we live in.
Seven of the ten world’s largest companies were catalysed by venture capital, creating trillions in market value and millions of jobs worldwide.
Yet the venture capital ecosystem is still not representative of the world we live in and the population it serves.
Newton offers training and development programs to help people accelerate their careers in venture, globally.
With our unique blend of faculty and practitioner teaching, we are training the investors of tomorrow to back the companies of the future.
Our Programs
VC Fundamentals
- Supports the entry, onboarding and development of early-career venture investors
- A network of other ambitious fellows, with cohort socials and networking events
- Opportunities to learn from top-tier practitioners across the ecosystem
- Ongoing access to all our learning resources
- Peer-to-peer knowledge sharing through alumni peer fellowship groups
- Remote learning environment, designed to fit around a professional schedule
VC Fellowship
- Supports current venture investors looking to advance their careers, new general partners on their first fund cycle, experienced entrepreneurs and operators, and deep subject matter experts
- Distance learning, exercises and networking opportunities in between the teaching modules
- Accelerated learning and networking from world-class faculty and experienced practitioners
- A strong community of life-long peers with whom to co-invest, follow-on etc and navigate fund cycles together
- On-campus meals with peer fellows and faculty and practitioner guests
- Experiential experiences across the ecosystem
Hear from our fellows 👇
Without Newton, I could never have…
- …met my co-founders of our fund.
- … had a full understanding of venture capital.
- …developed the confidence to start investing.
- … pitched my startup to a top-decile VC practitioner.
- …become a part of a global network of like-minded individuals passionate about enhancing innovation.
- … performed well in an internship interview and shortly after started working in a fund to gain real-world experience of being a VC.
"The companies that venture capital has catalysed define our present. Companies like them will define our future. Yet, the industry that supports them is stuck in the Middle Ages from a learning & development perspective. Newton exists to transform the next generation of venture investors—VCs, LPs, accelerators & tech transfer officers—into modern-day alchemists."
Saul KleinCo-Founder of LocalGlobe VC and Latitude VC
"The Newton Venture Program provides accessible and inclusive training to those either wishing to break into or accelerate their careers in VC. By taking part in either our Fundamentals or Fellowship program, our fellows will walk away with the confidence to take that next step in VC with the supportive Newton Network community right behind them.'"
Eleanor KayeManaging Director, Newton Venture Program
“Europe has world-class universities, but a mixed record in terms of commercialising scientific discoveries. The Newton Venture Program will be the first programme of its kind to bring technology transfer officers together to learn with investors, as we seek to find better ways of developing the UK’s world- leading scientific research and innovation.”
Luisa AlemanyAssociate Professor of Management Practice and Academic Director of the Institute of Innovation and Entrepreneurship at London Business School.
“Europe’s tech sector has been punching above its weight for some time now, with great success in creating startups and scaleups. However the venture capital industry on which it depends has had, until now, no formal training or entry routes. This is an opportunity to put in place courses that both upskill the wider industry, while also encouraging people who might not have considered a career in VC to think again about this area of the investment sector.”
Julian BirkinshawProfessor of Strategy & Entrepreneurship at London Business School
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