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Cornerstone is a lightweight and easy-to-use Limited Partnership Agreement for next-generation venture capital funds. It was released by VC Lab in October of 2021.
Cornerstone by VC Lab
Limited Partner Agreements for Next Generation VC Funds
Deciding where to domicile a VC fund is an important decision for any new fund manager. This "Venture Capital Domicile Report" lays out the key factors to consider for several popular jurisdictions like Delaware, Caymans, Singapore, Estonia, and more.
VC Domicile Playbook
Analysis on where to base a venture capital firm
VC Lab (http://fi.co/vc) helps new managers to launch accelerators and venture capital firms globally. After one year, VC Lab funds have already closed $100M+ in funding and invested in 100+ innovative startups. Deadline to apply to Cohort 4 is July 18, 2021.
VC Lab Virtual: Accelerator for VC Funds
Virtual program helps new fund managers get a 'first close'
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Excited for the third cohort of VC Lab with a refined curriculum. Our goal is to help new fund managers secure commitments from limited partners to complete the first close within six months. The program is free, focusing on Pre-Seed and Seed funds. Enrolling general managers agree to the Mensarius Oath for ethical investing (http://fndri.com/Mensarius).
VC Lab
Accelerator for new managers to launch venture funds
VC Lab (http://fi.co/vc), by the Founder Institute, is a free virtual program that helps new managers to launch accelerators, pre-seed, seed or Series A venture capital firms globally. The goal is to help you complete your first closing in one year or less.
VC Lab
Accelerator for new managers to launch venture funds
'Save the World' is a game for 3 or more people where players compete, collaborate and everything in between to save the world.
The goal of the game is for everyone to agree on a solution to a randomly chosen disaster, like an asteroid strike.
Save The World
The card game for humanity
A startup founder’s ultimate success is dependent on others buying into his or her vision. This guide brings you a structured process to build several different kinds of pitches: Elevator Pitch, One-Minute Pitch, a Simple Pitch Deck, and Long Pitch Deck.
Comprehensive Startup Pitch Deck Guide
Step by step guide to pitch your startup in various formats
In order to build a strong venture capital firm as a first-time fund manager, you need to create a strong Investment Thesis that clearly states your fund size, stage, focus, and geography. To help you get started, here is a simple fill-in-the-blank template.
VC Firm Investment Thesis Worksheet
Simple fill-in-the-blank template for creating a VC thesis
Today our society faces unprecedented challenges. We are calling upon members of the innovation community to commit to build impact companies, with a simple definition of an "impact company" and actionable/ measurable iKPIs (Impact Key Performance Indicators")
A Pledge for Responsible Innovation
A simple definition and KPIs for measuring impact businesses
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We made VC Lab to help a more global and more diverse set of people become venture capitalists and fund a future that we can all be proud of. 🙏
VC Lab Pre-Curriculum (VC Accelerator)
First steps to starting a venture capital firm
VC Lab is a new accelerator for VC firms, and in this step-by-step guide we show you how to complete the first major step in building a new fund: creating your investment thesis. This includes determining your VC (1) fund size, (2) focus, (3) UVP, and more.
VC Lab Pre-Curriculum (VC Accelerator)
First steps to starting a venture capital firm
We have an opportunity to positively impact the life of billions of people through the delivery of innovations which support their mental and physical well-being.
Are you willing to join us?
Coronavirus Plans by Founder Wellbeing
Founders collabing & sharing best practices on Coronavirus
We are proud of the Female Founder Initiative and the women of Founder Institute. In our Female Founder Impact Report we showcase the improved gender-balance of our portfolio and how women have outperformed their male counterparts in our accelerator.
Female Founder Report 2020
Resource to improve gender equality across startup programs
Since 2009, we have seen thousands of investor updates - great updates, terrible updates, and the most common: no updates at all. This frustrates us to no end, because writing an outstanding update is simple. To help, we created this simple 5-Minute template.
5-Minute Investor Update Template
Improve your investor updates
The Best of Credder 2019 is a way to celebrate the most trusted journalists and news outlets on the site's Leaderboard today. To kick off the Holiday Season, Credder is giving a $1,000 HOLIDAY BONUS to each of the top five authors you see here.
The Best of Credder 2019 - Leaderboard
2019's Top Rated Journalists Get Holiday Cash Bonus
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I met the founders of Credder a couple years ago when thinking about the problem of fake news. Their site has consistently shown the most accurate and honest reporting, and I use it regularly to find the best news on any given subject. I am excited to share their Holiday Bonus program that awards the best journalists on their leaderboard with cash prizes. Enjoy!
The Best of Credder 2019 - Leaderboard
2019's Top Rated Journalists Get Holiday Cash Bonus
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Hello! I am a co-founder of the Founder Institute.
We are excited about 10 years of innovations at the Founder Institute. The first ten years witnessed a global startup revolution that accompanied a historic period of human prosperity. The next ten years will turn our collective productivity into positive gains for life on this planet. At the cusp of 2020, we live in a prosperous world...
Founder Institute Report
Insights from 15K+ founders & 4000+ alumni across 180 cities
Insights from 15K+ founders and 4000+ alumni across 180 cities.
Founder Institute Report
Insights from 15K+ founders & 4000+ alumni across 180 cities
How Adeo Ressi Empowered 2,700+ People To Become Startup Founders
The life lessons of Adeo Ressi!