Venture Capital

Venture capitalists invest in the ideas and people that will shape the future.

Learn how venture capital works, meet industry players, and build critical skill used by venture capitalists to find, analyze, and invest in ground breaking startup ideas.

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The Eolo Venture Capital Fellowship Includes:

Industry Overview

Where & How do VC’s invest? What do they look for? What does it talk to become a successful VC? What does a typical VC job look like?

Finding the Next Unicorn

Where & How do VC’s find successful investments? What makes a start-up VC backable?

Startup Investing Trends

What are the next hot sectors for early-stage investing? How to identify and invest in the next wave.

Terms and Valuation

How do VCs structure investments? What are typical VC terms? How do VCs determine valuation?

Growth and Scale

Managing hyper-growth and scale in a successful start-up? What are the primary reasons start-ups fail and how to avoid them.

Landing a Job in VC

What do venture funds look for in new hires? How to optimize your success in finding and landing a VC job.

Meet Your Instructor

Brendan Richardson is a successful VC investor, startup founder, advisor, and educator.

Lecturer, Public Ivy university

Brendan teaches entrepreneurship and venture capital at a top-3 business school. LinkedIn

Ex-Venture Capitalist

Brendan was an early-stage venture capitalist for 12 years with Vision Capital.

Serial Entrepreneur

Brendan is currently co-founder and CEO of Astraea and has founded multiple other angel and venture-backed startup companies (Everactive / Mt Pleasant Health).

Angel Investor and Startup Board Member

Brendan has 10+ years of angel investing experience and sits on multiple company boards (LoftSmart, Intelligent Growth Solutions, Massana, Altitun, ChipIdea, Digilens, NanoMuscle).

The Eolo Fellowship

Learn Venture Capital and apply your skills at a guaranteed Project with a leading company.

Amazing Instructors

You'll get daily seminars and face-to-face instruction with your expert instructor.

Build Your Resume

Work on projects that will highlight your industry knowledge, ability to learn quickly, and success with a great company partner.

Collaborative Group Projects

Work with other highly-motivated students on group projects. Make friendships that last well beyond the Fellowship.

Expert Sessions

You'll have 2+ industry expert "drop-ins" to facilitate real-world understanding of course concepts.

Tuition & Available Dates

Eolo Venture Capital Fellowship

6 weeks, online.
Program available
Session 1 and Session 2.

$2850

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Frequently Asked Questions

Why should I apply to The Eolo Fellowship?

This Fellowship will help you develop skills that will last a lifetime, you'll gain valuable experience that will improve your chances in interview process, and make professional contacts that will advance your career in numerous ways.

You'll not only learn a skill and do a project, you'll work with your instructors during your experiential fellowship on how to structure, organize, communicate, and present with excellent to senior level executives.

And with over 75+ years of practical experience between them, your instructors can give you invaluable insight into how to get the career you want in an industry you're passionate about.

Why Eolo?

Eolo was developed by professors troubled by the dwindling job prospects of students during the COVID-19 crisis.

We've created a rigorous program for those students ready to apply themselves. And our teaching staff of accomplished professors has deep practical experience applicable to real-world problems.

And, finally, our company partners have real projects that students can work on. Students will get a fantastic career boost as they can add both The Eolo Fellowship and work at their company to their resume.

How many hours per week will I devote to the Eolo Fellowship?

Students should expect to spend 25-30 hours per week during the initial 2-week skills bootcamp.During the Practicum Project students should expect to work 20-30 hrs per week.

Where does the program take place?

Wherever you are! The Eolo Fellowship is a completely online program. As long as you have reliable internet access, you can participate.

How much does The Eolo Fellowship cost?

Tuition for Eolo Fellowships is $2850.

Tuition includes 2 weeks of online, immersive learning and a guaranteed company Fellowship project. A deposit of $285 is due once you are accepted into the program. The balance is due by the start date. Some financial aid and scholarships will be provided to those with need.

How does the application process for the Eolo Fellowship work?

The first step is to fill out an application. You can do so at the top of this page, just above this section, or any of the program pages on this site.

If you qualify, you'll be asked to do a video interview with the Eolo Fellowship teaching staff within 3 days of your application.

Those accepted will be notified within 2 days of their video interviews. At that point, accepted Fellows will need to submit a deposit of $285 to take a spot in the program.

This program will fill up - best to apply early to get the best shot at acceptance.

How many other Fellows will be in my bootcamp?

The bootcamp class sizes are designed to be small, 10-15 students. This size is part of our model to get you maximum face-time with your instructor and to get to know all the other Fellows in your program very well.

Am I guaranteed to get a Project with a company partner?

Yes! All Fellows will get experience with a company partner for at least 4 weeks. Practicum Projects will consist of group projects worked on closely with both the company partner and Eolo staff who will continue to support teams during the project period.

How will I be matched with a company partner?

All Fellows will get guaranteed Projects at Eolo company partners. Both companies and Fellows will get a chance to get to know each other and express preferences for company, industry, and work types. Eolo will do its best to match companies and students that are most interested in working together.

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