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Founder Institute Alumni have raised over $1.5 billion in funding and are building businesses that matter across 6 continents. These are the companies that grew the quickest over the last year.
FI 50
Fastest growing companies of 2021
Cornerstone is a lightweight and easy-to-use Limited Partnership Agreement for next-generation venture capital funds. It was released by VC Lab in October of 2021.
Cornerstone by VC Lab
Limited Partner Agreements for Next Generation VC Funds
Deciding where to domicile a VC fund is an important decision for any new fund manager. This "Venture Capital Domicile Report" lays out the key factors to consider for several popular jurisdictions like Delaware, Caymans, Singapore, Estonia, and more.
VC Domicile Playbook
Analysis on where to base a venture capital firm
VC Lab (http://fi.co/vc) helps new managers to launch accelerators and venture capital firms globally. After one year, VC Lab funds have already closed $100M+ in funding and invested in 100+ innovative startups. Deadline to apply to Cohort 4 is July 18, 2021.
VC Lab Virtual: Accelerator for VC Funds
Virtual program helps new fund managers get a 'first close'
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Thanks for sharing @neerajt4!
In 2015, the UN released 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and unfortunately we are nowhere near on track to achieve the Goals by 2030 (https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/report/2020/The-Sustainable-Development-Goals-Report-2021.pdf).
In speaking with countless entrepreneurs about "impact", we found that most entrepreneurs felt helpless on the topic (ex. "There...
For Progress, by Founder Institute
Platform helping entrepreneurs align with UN SDGs
The time is now for entrepreneurs to do their part in making progress towards the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The 'For Progress' planning tool helps entrepreneurs find achievable "Impact Key Performance Indicators" (iKPIs) to do so.
For Progress, by Founder Institute
Platform helping entrepreneurs align with UN SDGs
VC Lab (http://fi.co/vc), by the Founder Institute, is a free virtual program that helps new managers to launch accelerators, pre-seed, seed or Series A venture capital firms globally. The goal is to help you complete your first closing in one year or less.
VC Lab
Accelerator for new managers to launch venture funds
In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month and the incredible innovation being spurred by Hispanic and LatinX founders throughout North America and beyond, we are are thrilled to release the following v1 Hispanic American Startup Resource List, featuring over 200 startup organizations.
Hispanic Heritage Startup Resource List
500+ helpful resources for Hispanic entrepreneurs
Everything you need to know: from hidden investor prerequisites to creating your cap table and demonstrating your traction.
Startup Funding Checklist
Everything you need to raise funding
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Hey all,
To help Black American entrepreneurs find resources available to help them, we released v1 of the Black American Startup Ecosystem Canvas in February 2020, in celebration of Black History Month. This first release included over 300 startup resources across the U.S., organized by stage.
Since that time, the racial inequities in our society have come to the forefront, and as a...
Black American Startup Resource List
700+ helpful resources for Black American entrepreneurs
According to CB Insights, only 1% of VC-backed tech companies are founded by Black Americans. To help empower Black Americans to build great startups, we have collected a list of over 700 organizations, entrepreneurs, and investors ready to help.
Black American Startup Resource List
700+ helpful resources for Black American entrepreneurs
A startup founder’s ultimate success is dependent on others buying into his or her vision. This guide brings you a structured process to build several different kinds of pitches: Elevator Pitch, One-Minute Pitch, a Simple Pitch Deck, and Long Pitch Deck.
Comprehensive Startup Pitch Deck Guide
Step by step guide to pitch your startup in various formats
In order to build a strong venture capital firm as a first-time fund manager, you need to create a strong Investment Thesis that clearly states your fund size, stage, focus, and geography. To help you get started, here is a simple fill-in-the-blank template.
VC Firm Investment Thesis Worksheet
Simple fill-in-the-blank template for creating a VC thesis
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Thanks for hunting this!
We spent many months digging into how we can help build "impact" businesses through our pre-seed accelerator program, and the first thing we discovered was a general confusion over what "impact" means for startups.
So we set out to create a simple definition for what constitutes an "impact business":
1. The mission aligns with one or more UN Sustainable Development...
A Pledge for Responsible Innovation
A simple definition and KPIs for measuring impact businesses
Today our society faces unprecedented challenges. We are calling upon members of the innovation community to commit to build impact companies, with a simple definition of an "impact company" and actionable/ measurable iKPIs (Impact Key Performance Indicators")
A Pledge for Responsible Innovation
A simple definition and KPIs for measuring impact businesses
Jonathan Greechan
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Hey everyone, thanks for stopping by! VC Lab is our effort to demystify the process to creating a VC fund, which will hopefully help de-homogenize the industry and allow for more innovative funds (and funded companies).
Learn more at http://fi.co/vc, applications are actually due today.
Thanks - Jonathan (Co-Founder of Founder Institute)
VC Lab Pre-Curriculum (VC Accelerator)
First steps to starting a venture capital firm
VC Lab is a new accelerator for VC firms, and in this step-by-step guide we show you how to complete the first major step in building a new fund: creating your investment thesis. This includes determining your VC (1) fund size, (2) focus, (3) UVP, and more.
VC Lab Pre-Curriculum (VC Accelerator)
First steps to starting a venture capital firm