Gain investing experience in climate tech startups with mentorship from seasoned VCs.
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Vectors Capital Climate Investment Fellowship is a six-month venture-capital fellowship for aspiring climate-tech investors, angel investors, professionals, and students who want hands-on exposure to early-stage climate investing.
The program focuses on supporting investments in climate tech startups, aiming to develop the next generation of climate VCs through hands-on experience and mentorship.
Designed for Investors, Scouts, Operators, Students, Researchers. The program is hybrid. Participation is generally part time.
Angel investors; accomplished professionals; advanced students (Ph.D., MBA, CS, Law); climate tech background preferred (energy, mobility, agriculture, buildings); commitment to climate tech investing.
The program is selective and seeks angel investors, accomplished professionals, and advanced students with a commitment to climate tech investing.
Participants receive mentorship from seasoned climate VCs, full lifecycle investment experience, climate tech sector expertise development, technical and business diligence training, market and regulatory trend analysis, and investment memo development.
The program runs full-time during the summer and part-time during the academic year, approximately 10 hours per week.
Alumni gain climate tech investing experience, specialized sector expertise, and pathways to careers in climate VC, along with deal sourcing experience.
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The fellowship is free for fellows, as it is a competitive fellowship program.
Six months (July–December), with an option to extend.
No cash stipend, but fellows receive mentorship, live deal credits and priority consideration for paid roles.
Yes—core commitments average 10 hours a week, scheduled outside typical US business hours.
Not mandatory; strong analytical or domain expertise plus passion for climate is valued more highly.
Market maps, technical and commercial diligence, and at least one full investment memo presented to the IC.
Yes, though sessions run on US time zones; strong English proficiency is required.
Alumni join the Vectors network, receive continuous job leads and may be invited back as part‑time Venture Partners.
Yes—no tuition or hidden costs; only optional travel is self‑funded.
Roughly 20 seats per cohort with historical acceptance rates below 15 %.
Past fellows have joined climate‑focused VCs, accelerators like HAX, or climate‑tech startups in product and biz‑dev roles.
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