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Foster Venture Fellows
Foster Venture Fellows is a student organization at the University of Washington that connects MBA students with venture capital firms and startup incubators in Seattle, providing practical experience in early-stage investment.
Overview
What Foster Venture Fellows does
What Foster Venture Fellows is
Foster Venture Fellows is a student organization at the University of Washington that connects MBA students with venture capital firms and startup incubators in Seattle, providing practical experience in early-stage investment.
How it participates in the startup ecosystem
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Operational profile
Organization status and context
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- Operational status
- Active
- Organization type
- Community
- Founded
- Founded in 2015
- Approximate age
- About 11 years
- Structured capabilities
- Community
- Last reviewed
- April 5, 2026
Official channels
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Capability profile
Foster Venture Fellows as a community
Community overview
Foster Venture Fellows is a professional student organization founded in 2015 by students at the University of Washington. It connects MBA talent with venture capital firms and startup incubators in the Seattle area. The organization provides its fellows with practical experience in venture capital and entrepreneurship while delivering valuable work for its partners.
Community focus
Foster Venture Fellows focuses on experiential learning opportunities in the early-stage startup investment industry, including partnerships with venture capital firms, startup incubators, accelerators, and venture debt. The organization emphasizes quality partnerships and maintains a tight alumni network.
Member value
Members gain practical experience in venture capital and entrepreneurship, access to a strong alumni network, and opportunities to work with leading venture capital firms and startup incubators.
Membership
- Pricing models
- free
Format and cadence
- Modality
- in-person
- Schedule
- cohort-based
- Commitment
- moderate
Availability
- Membership state
- Accepting
- Next recorded event
- September 30, 2025
Audience and fit
- Audience
- Students
- Benefits
- mentorship and network-access
- Program types
- fellowship and community
- Selection criteria
- application
- Stages
- Pre-seed · Seed
- Regions
- United States
Community activity
Events and activity
The program includes an annual fellowship from January to May, with key dates for info sessions, application openings, interviews, and the announcement of the cohort.
Notable members
Notable partners include Voyager Capital, Fuse Venture Partners, Pioneer Square Labs, Climate Capital, and Lighter Capital.
Common questions
What to know about Foster Venture Fellows
Upseed classifies Foster Venture Fellows under the Community organization type. Its current public profile includes community capabilities.
Source and update disclosure
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Source basis
Public organization and program material, official websites, and structured Upseed records.
Last reviewed
April 5, 2026
Known limits
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