Program · Fellowship
CV Access Fellowship
The CV Access Fellowship is Commerce Ventures' paid venture capital access fellowship for high-potential college juniors and seniors from underrepresented backgrounds. The program is structured around the academic calendar and includes education, mentorship, project work, pitch-meeting exposure, and financial support.
- Application state
- Not published
Overview
What CV Access Fellowship offers
What CV Access Fellowship is
The CV Access Fellowship is Commerce Ventures' paid venture capital access fellowship for high-potential college juniors and seniors from underrepresented backgrounds. The program is structured around the academic calendar and includes education, mentorship, project work, pitch-meeting exposure, and financial support.
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
- Commerce Ventures
- Last reviewed
- May 26, 2026
Terms and economics
Published program terms
- Stipend
- $5,000
- Price
- Unknown
- Compensation
- Stipend
Compensation and economics
The concrete financial benefit is a $5,000 stipend for the fellowship period, paid twice monthly.
Focus and fit
Who the program is for
Program thesis
The fellowship sits inside Commerce Ventures' broader thesis around technology infrastructure for retail and financial services. Fellows are likely to encounter themes across the firm's Commerce Continuum, including shop, spend, secure, and save categories, with work tied to thematic investing and startup evaluation.
Eligibility
The program is explicitly for high-potential college juniors and seniors from underrepresented backgrounds. Applicants must be authorized to work for and be paid by a U.S. company; Commerce Ventures says it cannot sponsor visa or work authorization documents.
Selection approach
The official 2024 process listed a July 14 application deadline, July/August interviews with transcripts requested, late-August selection, a fall fellowship beginning in mid-to-late September, and a spring fellowship beginning in mid-to-late January.
- Stages
- Pre-seed · Seed · Series A
- Regions
- United States
- Audience
- Students · Investors
- Career stage
- Student
Format and cadence
How participation works
- Presence
- Hybrid
- Main location
- San Francisco, CA (US)
- Duration
- 12 weeks
- Cohort size
- 2
- Cohorts per year
- 2
- Engagement
- Part Time
Delivery model
The program is hybrid, allowing for both in-person and remote participation.
Participation expectations
The program requires a time commitment of about 10 hours per week.
Availability and engagement
Application timing and route
- Application state
- Not published
- Admissions
- Application Only
- Application materials
- Interview
Published timeline
The program runs for 12 weeks, with two cohorts per year generally aligned with the fall and spring semesters.
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
A paid, part-time introduction to venture capital inside a sector-focused venture firm, with education on startups and venture investing, mentorship from the Commerce Ventures team, and independent thematic research projects.
Outcomes and track record
What the public record shows
Historical activity and reported outcomes provide context, not a guarantee of future results.
- Last recorded cohort
- September 30, 2025
Reported outcomes
The program's strongest reputation signal is that it gives undergraduate students from underrepresented backgrounds a real, paid path into a small venture firm.
Common questions
Program details at a glance
CV Access Fellowship is published in Upseed as a fellowship program hosted by Commerce 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
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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