Chicago:Blend Venture Fellowship 2026 – YOA

Deadline: June 28, 2026

Applications are open for the Chicago:Blend Venture Fellowship 2026. The Chicago:Blend Venture Fellowship is a 4-month, fingers-on program designed to increase entry to VC careers. Through peer studying, actual-world expertise, and direct publicity to the trade, Fellows construct the abilities, community, and confidence to achieve enterprise.

The program culminates in Blend:Demos, a stay, in-individual demo day on December 9, 2026 the place graduating Fellows current a substantive, actual-world mission on the intersection of AI and investing — work they’ve developed all through the cohort expertise.

Benefits

Fellows Receive:

• Formal enterprise finance coaching via VC University
• Formal AI coaching from leaders within the trade
• Live studying classes with prime VCs and tech leaders
• Hands-on expertise working with a VC agency (earlier host corporations embody Cleveland Avenue, Earth Foundry, Tensility Ventures, Vamos Ventures, Serac Ventures, OCA Ventures, and extra)
• $1,000 participation stipend
• Access to Chicago co-working areas at TeamWorking by TechNexus, mHUB, 1871, MATTER Health, and 2112 Creative Industries Incubator
• Post-program profession assist to land your subsequent function in VC or tech whereas staying engaged with our supportive Fellowship alumni group

Eligibility

The Chicago:Blend Venture Fellowship is open to candidates primarily based within the United States. Some programming is held in-individual in Chicago. Non-Chicago candidates must be ready to attend all required in-individual classes.

Applicants ought to exhibit that they:

• Have not less than two (2) years of labor expertise
• Are legally approved to work within the U.S.
• Have startup founder connections

Application

Your application has two required elements — each have to be accomplished to your application to be thought of.

• Step 1: Written Application: Complete the shape.
• Step 2: Video Interview: After submitting, you’ll be redirected to a brief recorded video interview (underneath 10 minutes). You’ll be prompted with just a few questions and file your responses on the spot.

After the application deadline, all candidates shall be notified of their standing. Select candidates will advance to a digital interview with Chicago:Blend workers and Fellowship alumni — that is the following stage of the method, not a ultimate determination.

Click here to apply

For extra data, go to Chicago:Blend Venture Fellowship.