VCIC is NOT a business plan competition. VCIC is the only place students get to be VCs for the day.

You will be participating in a highly interactive simulation of the VC process in which YOU are the VCs.

The VCIC Experience for Students

1. Pitch Decks

Two days prior to the event at exactly 5:00 p.m., pitch decks from 2-3 startups are emailed to the teams.

2. Research

You have 38 hours to learn as much as you can about our presenting startups. (There is no longer a rule about outside help.)

3. Startup Pitches

When you arrive at the event, the day kicks off with startup pitches.

4. Due Diligence

Next you have 14 minutes one-on-one with each startup. Judges will also have 3 minutes at the end of each session to ask YOU questions.

5. Make Investment Decision

Over lunch, your team has less than two hours to make an investment decision and submit written deliverables.

6. Partner Meeting

After lunch, you join the judges in the boardroom to pitch your deal. Organizers give the judges copies of your written deliverables just as you arrive for the meeting.

7. VC Round Robin

After winners are announced, you have the chance to network with the VCs. We encourage you to ask judges how they would have invested if they were on a team (rather than, “why didn’t we win?”).

Judging Criteria

You will be judged by VCs on the following criteria: (more here)

What it’s Like for Students