E14 Fund VC Fellows Program

E14 Fund's VC Fellows Program is a venture-capital fellowship for MIT students, postdocs, and MBAs who can spend a few hours per week learning venture investing through E14 Fund's MIT startup ecosystem. The program provides practical experience in venture capital operations, founder sourcing, due diligence, and investment decision-making.

E14 Fund focuses on providing first institutional checks to MIT-affiliated founders, emphasizing deep-tech sectors such as hardware, biotech, climate, and energy. The program aims to support founders building defensible, science-backed companies with significant enterprise market potential.

Designed for Students, Investors, Scouts, Researchers, Builders. The program is hybrid. Participation is generally part time.

Target candidates include MIT graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, and MBA students from diverse academic and professional backgrounds. No minimum VC experience is required, but candidates should be action-oriented learners with the ability to commit a few hours per week.

Applications open in Spring and are accepted on a rolling basis. Interested candidates should visit the E14 VC Fellows application page to submit their application.

• Direct mentorship from E14 Fund Managing Partners
• Exposure to venture capital sourcing and deal evaluation
• Due diligence experience on deep-tech investments
• Direct investment authority (write fellowship checks)
• Network access to MIT startup founders and ecosystem
• Portfolio company engagement and strategic support
• Professional development in VC operations
• Lifetime MIT entrepreneurship community membership

The application process opens in Spring and is conducted on a rolling basis. Candidates are encouraged to apply early.

Past fellows report significant development in VC knowledge, a deep understanding of the deep-tech funding landscape, valuable connections across MIT entrepreneurship, practical investment experience, and career acceleration in venture capital.