Future VC was established in 2018. It was a first-of-its-kind internship and development programme that has, over the past 4 years, made tremendous progress supporting over 50 people to work in Venture Capital around the world. In partnership with Diversity VC, we...
What I learnt from Future VC: Pandemic Edition
This past summer I was selected to be part of the Future VC programme and what a journey it was. Future VC was born from the fact that most people who have managed to break into the venture capital industry have very similar profiles. Diversity VC research shows that...
Failing forward: How and why it took me three years to ‘break’ into venture capital
After over three years of applications, 30+ interview processes, two internships and moving country three times, I finally landed a full-time role at a venture capital fund. Over the past three years, there were several times when I considered giving up as the process...
Pivoting the Future VC Intern Programme – Why we did it and what we learnt
Future VC was first launched in June 2019: a programme that placed 20 extremely talented individuals from underrepresented backgrounds into 5-week paid internships at some of the UK’s top funds. We supplemented what they learnt on the job with masterclasses led by a...