Program · Fellowship
Chicago Blend Venture Fellows
Chicago:Blend Venture Fellowship is Chicago:Blend's fellowship offering structured training and real-world experience for aspiring venture capitalists.
- Application state
- Accepting
Overview
What Chicago Blend Venture Fellows offers
What Chicago Blend Venture Fellows is
Chicago:Blend Venture Fellowship provides aspiring venture capitalists with real-world experience in sourcing and evaluating deal flow while expanding their networks, knowledge, and professional connections within the venture capital industry. The program culminates in Blend:Talks, where graduating fellows present insights about emerging trends to the broader startup ecosystem. The fellowship is specifically designed to diversify the venture capital talent pipeline by providing underrepresented groups with structured pathways into VC careers.
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
- Chicago:Blend
- Last reviewed
- May 26, 2026
Terms and economics
Published program terms
- Price
- Free
- Compensation
- Stipend
Compensation and economics
Participants receive a stipend or compensation structure, details available upon inquiry.
Focus and fit
Who the program is for
Eligibility
Eligibility includes underrepresented professionals in venture capital, high-potential candidates interested in VC careers, background in business, finance, tech, or related fields, Chicago-area residents or willing to relocate for the program, and commitment to six-month full-time or part-time program participation.
- Stages
- Pre-seed · Seed
- Regions
- United States
- Audience
- Investors
Format and cadence
How participation works
- Presence
- Hybrid
- Main location
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Duration
- 26 weeks
- Engagement
- Part Time
Availability and engagement
Application timing and route
- Application state
- Accepting
- Admissions
- Open
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
Benefits include six-month structured cohort-based training, hands-on deal sourcing and evaluation experience, networking with 850+ companies, professional development and career coaching, mentorship from experienced venture capitalists, education on VC fundamentals, investment thesis, and decision-making, peer learning and accountability through cohort structure, career placement support and job search assistance, access to Chicago:Blend alumni network.
Common questions
Program details at a glance
Chicago Blend Venture Fellows is published in Upseed as a fellowship program hosted by Chicago:Blend. 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
May 26, 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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