VC University Online Certificate Course
Presented by Startup@BerkeleyLaw and the
National Venture Capital Association.
June 2020 is now sold out
Scholarship applications and general registration for June 2020 are now closed.
The next cohort launches in September 2020.
Who should apply?
Entrepreneurs, angel investors, VCs, fund managers, attorneys and anyone else looking to unlock their venture finance skills.
Location
From the comfort of your own home or office. Participants will be able to complete the majority of the requirements (approximately 20 hours of content) for the online course on their own schedule. Certain aspects of the course, including office hours and group discussions, will require the participants to coordinate scheduling with instructors and/or other participants.
Online course participants also have exclusive access to monthly Lunch & Learn webinars focusing on a range of important industry topics with expert insights and Q&A. For a preview, watch the March 2020 Lunch & Learn with Joe Horowitz, Managing General Partner of Icon Ventures.
Tuition
Tuition for the June 2020 course will be $1500 per participant.
If you currently work for an employer related to the venture capital field, we recommend that you ask your company to subsidize the cost of tuition; this is a comprehensive certificate program that provides concrete professional development value. Please feel free to use this template to help you draft your request letter.
Scholarship applications and general registration for June 2020 are now closed. Sign up to receive updates for our September 2020 cohort.
UC Berkeley alumni and NVCA members will receive a 20% discount on their tuition. If you qualify for a discounted rate or would like to register a group, please contact vcuniversity@berkeley.edu. Each participant who successfully completes the requirements of the course will receive a certificate of completion.
Admission
June 2020 is now sold out! Scholarship applications and general registration are closed.
Sign up to receive updates for our September 2020 cohort.
Selected participants will be able to access course lectures and materials beginning June 1, 2020.
Instructors and Guest Speakers
VC University incorporates lectures and interviews with faculty from the University of California, Berkeley, executives from the National Venture Capital Association, and leading venture capitalists.
Robert Bartlett
Professor
University of California, Berkeley
Beezer Clarkson
Managing Director
Sapphire Ventures
Jeff Clavier
Founder and Managing Partner
Uncork Capital
Neil Dugal
Senior Corporate Counsel
Omidyar Network
Lisa Edgar
Managing Director
Top Tier Capital Partners
Jeff Farrah
General Counsel
National Venture Capital Association
Justin Field
Senior VP of Government Affairs
National Venture Capital Association
Joseph Floyd
General Partner
Emergence Capital
Bobby Franklin
President and CEO
National Venture Capital Association
Lili Gangas
Chief Technology Community Officer
Kapor Center
Jan Garfinkle
Founder and Managing Partner
Arboretum Ventures
Josh Green
VP, Corporate Development & Administration at Carbon 3D
Mohr Davidow Ventures
Maryam Haque
Senior VP of Industry Advancement
National Venture Capital Association
Charles Hudson
Founder and Managing Partner
Precursor Ventures
Maha Ibrahim
General Partner
Canaan
Scott James
General Counsel
Data Collective
Deborah Kang
Director
Startup@BerkeleyLaw
Dan Kidle
Principal
Arboretum Ventures
Amit Kumar
Partner
Accel
Scott Kupor
Managing Partner
Andreessen Horowitz
Kate Mitchell
Co-founder and Partner
Scale Venture Partners
Patricia Nakache
General Partner
Trinity Ventures
Will Price
Founder and General Partner
Next Frontier Capital
Glenn Rieger
General Partner
NewSpring Capital
Charlotte Savercool
Director of Government Affairs
National Venture Capital Association
John Somorjai
Executive VP of Corporate Development and Salesforce Ventures
Salesforce
Adam Sterling
Executive Director
Berkeley Center for Law and Business
Lolita Taub
Venture Partner
NextGen Venture Partners