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Included VC Fellowship
Included VC Fellowship is Included VC's fellowship offering access to venture capital education and mentorship for individuals from diverse backgrounds.
- Application state
- Accepting
Overview
What Included VC Fellowship offers
What Included VC Fellowship is
Included VC is a global, fully funded venture capital fellowship for individuals from diverse and overlooked communities who want to break into VC. Its current site says Class '26 registrations are open and links to a Typeform for the Global Fellowship Class '26. The program is positioned as a 6-month "unique VC MBA" with masterclasses, dealflow practicals, mentorship, investment committee simulations, career clinics, investment memo writing, brand-building workshops, and office hours. The fellowship is mission-driven and global. Included VC says its goal is to diversify the venture capital industry so investment teams, networks, deal flow, and investment decisions become more representative of society.
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
- Included VC
- Last reviewed
- June 11, 2026
Terms and economics
Published program terms
- Price
- Free
- Compensation
- No Compensation
Compensation and economics
The fellowship is fully funded and free for fellows. The program page states that all fellows are fully funded, with partner sponsors covering participation, and that the only optional cost is travel if a fellow chooses to attend an in-person LIVE event.
Focus and fit
Who the program is for
Program thesis
Included VC is not sector- or stage-specific; it is a venture-career access fellowship focused on changing the demographics of VC investment teams and connecting fellows to underserved, overlooked, and diverse founder networks.
Eligibility
Included VC targets people from diverse, overlooked, and non-traditional backgrounds who are serious about breaking into venture capital in the near term and have tried unsuccessfully to enter the industry.
Selection approach
Class '26 admission uses four phases: online application, asynchronous video interview, investment committee challenge, and final interview with an Included VC team member. The Class '26 registration Typeform is active, but the visible source does not disclose the final application deadline.
- Regions
- Global
- Audience
- Investors · Students · Operators · Scouts
- Geographic eligibility
- Global
- Career stage
- Student · Early Career · Mid Career
Format and cadence
How participation works
- Presence
- Remote
- Duration
- 24 weeks
- Cohorts per year
- 1
- Engagement
- Part Time
Delivery model
The program is delivered remotely, allowing participants to join from anywhere.
Participation expectations
The program is designed to be part-time, with a time commitment of 15-20 hours per week.
Availability and engagement
Application timing and route
- Application state
- Accepting
- Admissions
- Application Only
- Application materials
- Written Statement · Video · Interview
Published timeline
Class '26 is scheduled to begin in October 2026. Included VC's official page says Class '26 registrations are 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
Fellows get structured venture capital education and access to a global VC network. Included VC lists masterclasses, dealflow practicals, mentorship from VCs and alumni, investment committee simulations, investment memo practicals, brand-building workshops, career clinics, and office hours.
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
- October 1, 2026
Reported outcomes
Included VC reports that more than 85% of active job seekers in the fellowship have broken into VC globally, and that 2020-2022 cohorts each had roughly 83-85% of active applicants enter the VC ecosystem.
Common questions
Program details at a glance
Included VC Fellowship is published in Upseed as a fellowship program hosted by Included VC. 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 11, 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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