Newton Venture Program

🚀 Expert-led #VentureCapital learning starts here.
🌏 Making the ecosystem globally accessible.
🤝 @LBS x @LocalGlobeVC x @HSBCInnovation

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Newton Fellow Laurie Lancee went from corporate finance to founder to angel, and now she’s opening venture up for others.

Her TEDx Coolhaven women talk:
📹 https://t.co/S2d1lYO4z0

Cheering you on, Laurie 👏

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Management Fee 🧾

The annual fee VCs charge LPs to run the fund. Usually 2% of committed capital.

It pays for salaries, diligence and operations.

Fees keep the lights on. ✅

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Carried Interest 🎯

“Carry” is the share of a fund’s profits paid to its managers, usually 20%.

LPs get their money back first. If there’s no profit, there’s no carry.

The managers only do well when the fund does. ✅

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NVPxLBS06. That’s a wrap. 🎓

Nine months, three modules, one global cohort, now graduated and ready to continue to drive the innovation economy.

Thank you to @phxcrt , @LBS and @HSBCInnovation .

Congratulations, Fellows. Now go back what’s next. 🚀

📹 https://t.co/YTKklf9lvr

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Day 2 of Module 3 at @Atomico: follow the money.

Fundraising, fund due diligence and an LP views.
VC is a fundamentals business, but driven by relationships.

Day 3 next 👀
Register interest → https://t.co/Q1XEhl5WqK

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Day 1 of Module 3 of the Newton Fellowship ✅ Exits, boards, governance & IR, then Fellows built and pitched their own funds. Day 2 next 👀

Register interest → https://t.co/Q1XEhl6ugi

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CVC 🏢

Corporate Venture Capital: a large company investing in startups from its own balance sheet, for returns and strategic value.

Corporate money can open big doors. Make sure it doesn't close any others. ✅

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Nine months ago, they arrived as strangers. Next week, they return to London as a cohort. 🌍

Module 3: three days across our ecosystem partner locations, as our Fellows get ready to drive the innovation economy forward.

Welcoming you back already ⏳

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Stealth Mode 🥷

When a startup builds quietly, without revealing its product, customers or even its name. The reveal usually lands with a funding announcement.

Going quiet buys you time, but what you build with it decides whether anyone cares when you step out. ✅

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That's Careers Month 2026, done. Four Thursdays, eleven seasoned voices, one message: many tasks are being automated, but judgement, relationships and staying power can't.

Thank you to everyone who shared so generously. The next edition is already calling.

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We've covered breaking in, moving roles and moving up. The finale covers staying.

"Playing the Long Game: Building a sustainable career in venture", Thursday 1pm UK. Don't leave it late.

Alumni and learners: details in your inbox and on the learning platform.

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Up Round 📈

A funding round priced at a higher valuation than the last one. New investors pay more per share, and existing stakes get marked up. The opposite of a down round.

An up round prices in momentum, but the company still has to deliver it. ✅

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Session three of Careers Month 2026 is a wrap.

Pam Burton and Tom Haywood on career progression: what got you here won't get you there, and the real promotion test is a messy problem.

Finale next Thursday. Alumni: details in your inbox.

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Myth: you need a finance background to work in VC.

Reality: venture rewards judgement, and some of the top investors started in journalism, medicine, ops, teaching.

The industry's blind spots exist because too many people share the same CV.

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Something we didn't predict, but probably should have.

Learners are negotiating Newton seats into their job offers before they sign.

Weighing up a new role? Worth asking.
Building a team? Worth offering.

Explore Newton programs: https://t.co/WV1ws9SWSq

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Venture Debt 🏦

A loan for startups that sits alongside equity, not instead of it. Borrow, pay interest, repay. No ownership given up.

Raise a £10m Series A, add £3m of debt on top. Longer runway, less dilution.

Borrowed money is cheapest when you least need it. ✅

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Careers Month continues tomorrow 👇

Session 2: navigating career transitions in venture. Moving between funds, stages, and functions. Switching between operating and investing. Making the leap during uncertain times.

📅 Thu 10 Sep, 1:00 pm UK
🔒 For Newton alums

Check your 📩

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⏳ Final hours. Newton Fellowship applications close at midnight tonight, 7 September.

9 months, part-time, at @LBS and ecosystem partner venues, alongside global peers driving the innovation economy.

Claim your spot: https://t.co/60panqYFyg

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Session one of Careers Month 2026 is done.
Anna Ott,Sam Warren, moderated by Anika H gave us the no-gloss version of building a VC career in the age of AI. Some of their takes:

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5 days. That's all that stands between you and the 7th cohort of the Newton Fellowship.

9 months part-time. 3 in-person modules, and a global cohort.

Applications close Monday 7 September. What are you waiting for?

Apply: https://t.co/0vA7XlsuGW