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645 Ventures Investment Team Fellowship
645 Ventures Investment Team Fellowship is 645 Ventures' fellowship offering hands-on venture capital experience for MBA and graduate students.
- Application state
- Accepting
Overview
What 645 Ventures Investment Team Fellowship offers
What 645 Ventures Investment Team Fellowship is
The 645 Ventures fellowship is a semester-long, paid venture capital fellow role for a current Cornell Tech Masters or PhD student. The fellow acts as an on-the-ground scout and campus connector, sourcing and evaluating technical startup opportunities from Cornell Tech faculty, PhD researchers, students, alumni, labs, accelerators, and entrepreneurial communities.
Operational profile
Program status and context
Program status describes the program itself. Application availability and deadlines remain separate.
- Operational status
- Active
- Program type
- Fellowship
- Host organization
- 645 Ventures
- Last reviewed
- June 17, 2026
Terms and economics
Published program terms
- Price
- Free
- Compensation
- Stipend
Compensation and economics
The position is paid, but the exact hourly rate, stipend, or salary is not disclosed. It is a contract position starting in September 2026.
Focus and fit
Who the program is for
Program thesis
645 Ventures is an early-stage venture firm investing at Seed and Series A. Its homepage names investment areas including Enterprise, Deep Tech, AI Infra / Dev Tools, Fintech, Consumer, Cybersecurity, and Health Tech.
Eligibility
Eligibility and preferred profile: Current Masters or PhD candidate at Cornell Tech with a strong technical background in fields such as computer science, AI/ML, cybersecurity, computational biology, systems engineering, or other deep tech fields.
Selection approach
The application process is job-board based. The posting includes an 'Apply now' button pointing to Airtable. No public application deadline, interview process, required materials, cohort size, selection timeline, or decision notification date is disclosed.
- Stages
- Pre-seed · Seed · Series A
- Regions
- United States
- Audience
- Students
- Career stage
- Student
Format and cadence
How participation works
- Presence
- Hybrid
- Main location
- Cornell Tech / New York City
- Duration
- 32 weeks
- Cohort size
- 4
- Cohorts per year
- 1
- Engagement
- Part Time
Delivery model
The fellowship is campus-based in New York City, with flexible hours.
Participation expectations
The time commitment is flexible around the fellow's academic schedule, with up to 5-10 hours per week requested.
Availability and engagement
Application timing and route
- Application state
- Accepting
- Admissions
- Application Only
- Application materials
- Resume
Published timeline
The fellowship is semester-long for Fall 2026, starts in September 2026, and may extend into a second semester, full-time internship, or full-time job.
Value and support
What participation may provide
Publicly described support is context, not a guarantee of current delivery or future benefit.
What participants may receive
Fellows get hands-on investment-team exposure. Responsibilities include sourcing opportunities in the SF early-stage startup ecosystem, executing events, managing networks, building engagement strategies, performing due diligence, preparing investment-committee materials, sitting in on investment committee meetings, and completing research projects tied to 645's thesis-driven strategy.
Outcomes and track record
What the public record shows
Historical activity and reported outcomes provide context, not a guarantee of future results.
Reported outcomes
Expected outputs include campus ecosystem mapping, engagement with entrepreneurial faculty and PhD students, lists of active startup ideas and companies, 3-5 seed-stage company leads every two weeks outside campus, diligence packages, and investment committee participation.
Common questions
Program details at a glance
645 Ventures Investment Team Fellowship is published in Upseed as a fellowship program hosted by 645 Ventures. Upseed treats the Program and its host Organization as separate records so each can have its own status and sources.
Source and update disclosure
Know what this page is based on
Source basis
Public organization and program material, official websites, and structured Upseed records.
Last reviewed
June 17, 2026
Known limits
Terms, deadlines, and application states can change. Confirm current details at the published destination before acting. Upseed does not yet classify every Program destination as official.
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