New in 2020: negotiations are back! The top 2 teams will negotiate with the startup of their choice following partner meetings. This is a return to the format prior to 2019 (we took a year off).

Also new in 2020: the “no repeat” rule is amended to allow repeats as long as you did not compete at the national or global finals in Chapel Hill, NC.

One more thing: teams may now bring up to two additional participants: a Team Shadow and/or a Judge Shadow. These may be either students, faculty or staff.

Help for Students

What It's Like for Students

The seven key activities that make up the VCIC experience.
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Training Videos

A series of 5-6 minute videos explaining venture capital and VCIC.
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VCIC Info Session PowerPoint

Download this PowerPoint for your VCIC Info Session at your school.
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Schedule Walk-Through

More detail about each portion of the competition and what you can do to be ready.
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Judging Criteria

See the specific questions the judges will be trying to answer about your performance.
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Rules

Make sure you aren’t breaking any!
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Deliverables Template

Download the template and customize it prior to the event.

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VC Strategy Book

VCIC director Patrick Vernon has written a book about venture capital to help individuals prepare for VCIC events.

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VC Razor Return Analysis Worksheet

NEW for 2019: a guideline to help your team with your return analysis.

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