2022 Venture For America Fellow
2022 Venture For America Fellow
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About Venture For America
Venture For America is a twoyear Fellowship program for recent grads interested in entrepreneurship who want to work at a startup or highgrowth business and create impact in American cities. Fellows apply for jobs within our private job portal learn important startup skills starting at our summer Training Camp and work for two years as fulltime salaried employees in one of 13 cities. Throughout the Fellowship and after VFA provides regional and national programming to help Fellows grow into startup leaders and turn their business ideas into reality.
Why Venture For America
Entrepreneurship is on the decline. Americas entrepreneurship rate has fallen by almost half for college graduates but its a key driver of job and wealth creation. Entrepreneurship also improves productivity spurs innovation and solves problems facing consumers. But when individuals do choose to pursue careers in this sector they encounter hurdles.
Less than 5 of investment in 2020 went to femalefounded companies
Less than 1 of early venture funding goes to Black women
80 of venture capital is focused in three geographic markets leaving other parts of the nation competing for remaining funds
Venture For America seeks to change that. We envision a country where anyone who wants to be an entrepreneur can be. We invest in recruiting a fellowship class that is diverse and represents our nation and ultimately aim to serve as an onramp to entrepreneurship for historically underrepresented groups. Since 2012 we have placed nearly 1400 Fellows and Alumni in roles at more than 500 startupshighgrowth companies and ecosystem support organizations. In our 2021 class 51 of Fellows identify as women or gender nonconforming and 57 identify as a person of color. Our 2021 Fellows attend over 90 colleges and universities and majored in over 65 different subjects.
By joining Venture For America you will:
Acquire firsthand experience working in a startup as a fulltime salaried employee
Gain tangible professional development and leadership training through our summer Training Camp regional and national programming
Work learn and grow alongside a community of entrepreneurialminded Fellows
Access longterm resources and programming to help you become a startup leader or founder
Where We Work and Live:
Baltimore
Birmingham
Charlotte
Cleveland
Detroit
Kansas City
Miami
New Orleans
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
San Antonio
St. Louis
Tulsa
Compensation and Benefits:
Though VFA provides ongoing programming and resources for members of our Fellowship community Fellows are fulltime employees of our Company Partners. Fellows receive salaries starting at $38000 with 75 of Fellows making an income between $4050000. The average salary for 2021 Fellows was $49700. Fellows also receive the same benefits as other employees at their company. We recognize that personal finances vary from person to person so additional funding for relocation may be available through Venture For America.
Requisites to Apply:
You are early in your career (completed your undergraduate degree in the last three years) or will complete your undergraduate degree by June 2022. Exceptions can be made to this criteria for certain circumstances.
Be a US citizen permanent resident DACA recipient or hold other work authorization through June 2024
Are available to attend our summer Training Camp fulltime July.
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Application Deadlines:
Apply online!
September 3 2021
October 15 2021
January 10 2022
March 1 2022
What We Look For:
Mission Alignment: Youre interested in entrepreneurship want to work in an earlystage startup or highgrowth company and are interested in living in one of Venture For Americas 13 cities.
Potential to Contribute: You are a selfstarter drawn to innovation intellectually curious and have entrepreneurial experience.
Character: You are driven to create opportunities for others open to change like to solve problems and are determined and ambitious.
Employment Type
Grant
