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Eligibility

  • Each team must be comprised of FIVE or SIX students.
  • All team members must be current UC Berkeley Graduate students.
  • Each team must appoint a Team Lead who will serve as the point of contact for the team.
  • For teams selected to compete in the Competition must also commit to:
    • Sign the NDA and the Code of Conduct, and abide by all VCIC rules.
    • Attend the pre-competition workshops and to compete through the Regional competition on March 1 if selected, and to the Global Finals.
    • Ensure all team members named on the application are present on the day of the competition. No alternatives and no absences are allowed.

How to Apply
The application for the 2026 Venture Capital Investment Competition will be available in Fall 2025.

  • Teams must consist of five or six members who are current graduate students at Berkeley.
  • Download the NDA (.docx)
  • Have everyone on your team sign one NDA and have one person from your team email the signed copy to vcic-haas@berkeley.edu
  • Typed signatures are fine, but please follow /s/ signature format - each team member should sign their name as follows “/Team Member Name/ Team Member Name”, with their name once in the middle of forward slashes, followed by their name again on its own.
  • We will send you the pitch decks after receiving the NDA.
  • In the meantime, you can get started on Parts I and II of the application.


  • After receiving the pitch decks:
  • Complete the full application sheet
  • Download the application (.docx)
  • Record a short presentation video**
  • Send the written application and video recording to vcic-haas@berkeley.edu by the deadline (TBA)


  • Presentation Video Description
  • The video recording will replace the interview phase this year and is aimed to assess your team’s presentation and communication skills. These skills play a big part in the final competition where teams need to conduct due diligence, present in the board meeting, and negotiate the term sheet. In the video, please present your team’s investment decision and logic behind it, as if you were presenting to an investment committee.

  • Requirements:
  • 5 minutes Maximum
  • At least two team members need to present in the video
  • No need to be too concerned about video quality. Feel free to record with laptop/phone, or upload a zoom recording.


  • How to Find Teams
  • If you are still looking for teammates, we will host a mixer on campus in October


    • Questions? Contact: vcic-haas@berkeley.edu

    Important Dates


    The 2025-2026 Graduate VCIC Dates will be announced Fall 2025

      Contact: vcic-haas@berkeley.edu

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