Building Your Venture Capital Investment Thesis

To work in venture capital, it is critical to have an investment thesis. The investment thesis helps you to define your brand and functions as a key resource in fundraising for your own fund, in interviews, and in hiring. This program provides you with the knowledge needed to build an investment thesis that is both impactful and actionable. You will learn best practices and gain insights from industry experts on what has and hasn’t worked for them and leave equipped to recognize, build, and execute a successful investment thesis of your own.

This program is fast-paced, dynamic, and practical. It offers a unique learning experience by combining interactive lectures and discussions with case studies, planning exercises, and other group work. You will hear from world leaders in the VC space, guided by Columbia Business School Professor Angela Lee. Lee, who is the faculty director of the School's Lang Center for Entrepreneurship, has won the Dean’s Teaching Award and brings over 20 years of innovation, strategy, and entrepreneurship experience to the classroom.