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World-class programs for aspiring and practising professionals in venture capital
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.
Why does Newton exist?
At Newton Venture Program, we are on a mission to disrupt the VC ecosystem.
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.
That’s where the Newton Venture Program comes in.
Newton offers training and development programs to help people accelerate their careers in venture, globally.
Our cohorts represent the future we wish to see in VC: 50% of our fellows come from overlooked and underestimated backgrounds.
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
- 10 weeks, 2 hour 15 mins weekly session with self-paced resources
- 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
- Three modules – each 3 days over a 6-month fellowship
- Distance learning, exercises and networking opportunities in between the teaching modules
- Accelerated learning and networking from world-class faculty and experienced practitioner experts
- A strong community of life-long peers with whom to co-invest, follow-on etc and navigate fund cycles together
- Experiential experiences across the ecosystem
How is Newton different to other programs?
Integrate overlooked and underestimated people in venture
Newton aims to make the practice of venture globally accessible and locally representative of the population it serves: Our explicit mission is to increase the diversity of investors across the entire ecosystem.
Integrate end-to-end venture ecosystem
From TTO to IPO: Newton will serve the innovation economy through bridging network and knowledge gaps between research and investment institutions – amplifying the impact of R&D.
Integrate top-tier practitioners and academic experts
Leverage deep expertise of experienced practitioners who have achieved top-decile global investment returns. Distil lessons across the macro landscape from faculty experts in entrepreneurship, finance, and strategy.
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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