Startup Founders – Pitch at a VCIC Event

What is VCIC?

The winning check referenced in the video is for students teams. There is no prize money or entry fee for startups.

Top 4 reasons founders participate in VCIC.

1) Investor access

VCs are in the room and already deep in your materials before you shake hands — the kind of engagement you could spend months chasing, all in one morning.

2) Dozens of perspectives at once

Thirty-six students from six different schools, coached by a wide variety of investors. Add six to twelve VC judges and your plan gets stress-tested from every angle.

3) Genuine Feedback

Six due diligence sessions, written feedback from every team, and candid investor perspective over lunch. You’ll know exactly where you stand.

4) Real diligence, not a beauty pageant

Participants receive your deck days in advance and come prepared with hard questions. This is as close to a real VC process as you’ll find outside of an actual raise.

Locations of VCIC Events

Click on location to see a list of firms that have participated in VCIC.

Founder testimonials

“VCIC is like an accelerator for the fundraising process…”
Michael Rangel, Bank Novo
“The VCIC experience stood out in providing the most ‘value per time invested’.”
Sven Karlsson, PlateletBio

Interested in pitching at a VCIC event?

Let us know you're interested, and we'll be in touch as events take shape in January and February.

To the right are some of the VCIC startups who went on to get funded after VCIC. More fundings here.

NOTE: No funding occurs at VCIC events. These startups all raised venture capital funding after participating in VCIC. We are not taking credit for their funding, just reporting on their successes. Congratulations!