Start Lab

The four week program to launch a VC fund

VC Lab, the leading venture capital accelerator, has created a part-time program to launch an institutional-grade venture capital fund in a month

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Start Funds Launching

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Day Average to First Close

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Recent Startups Investments

Launch today
with Start Lab

Lightning Fast.

Start Lab compressed the traditional six month, $150K fund formation into a free month-long program.

Part-time.

Dedicate just 10-15 hours per week. After a month, you’ll have an institutional-grade fund with capital ready to deploy.

Action Packed.

You get a Start Fund at Orientation. You begin fundraising immediately. You close within weeks.

Get results
from Day One

You’re not writing essays or taking quizzes. You’re texting potential LPs. You’re building your pipeline in our AI-powered CRM. You’re securing commitments from people who believe in you. You’re converting commitments into closed capital.

Follow this program, and you’ll have:

A closed fund with $150K+ in capital
Multiple signed LPAs from real investors
Access to institutional-grade tools and back office
A pipeline of portfolio companies ready to receive investment
A solid start to your track record for institutional LPs

People love
the results

“Start small. Start something. It was a game changer for me.”

— Varun Turlapati, closed $200K while working full-time

“Thank God you guys came up with Start Fund this year.”

— Galit Flasterstein, closed fund in 28 days

“Start Fund was the only thing that would work.”

— Radhika Iyengar & Jorden Woods, co-Investment Leads

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Our 4 week
process

There are other VC accelerators. Some rigorous ones require months of full-time commitment. Other lightweight ones just teach you about being a VC. Start Lab is the goldilocks in the middle: It’s all about doing.

The Start Lab process gets you to a close.

Orientation – Set up your fund structure and tools so you can start fundraising immediately
Week 1. Thesis Development – Refine your investment focus and validate it with trusted contacts
Week 2. Confidant Outreach – Secure 8+ signed commitments from your personal network
Week 3. Deal Pipeline – Build a strong pipeline of investments to demonstrate readiness to LPs
Week 4. Fund Closing – Finalize all LPAs and officially launch your fund with $150K+ in capital

Any
questions?

Start Lab is a revolutionary 4-week, part-time program that compresses the traditional 6-month, $150K fund formation process into a focused month-long accelerator. You get an institutional-grade Start Fund structure on Day 1 and immediately begin fundraising, building your LP pipeline in our AI-powered CRM, and closing commitments while dedicating just 10-15 hours per week. It’s action over academics: you’re texting potential LPs and signing LPAs, not writing essays or taking quizzes.

Start Lab is free to participate in. Once your fund closes, Start Fund operates using a standard 2% management fee and 20% carry structure. A portion of these standard fees gets deducted to cover your ongoing platform access, back office support, and fund administration. There are no upfront legal fees or formation costs. This is radically different from traditional fund formation, which typically costs $50K-$150K in legal and administrative fees before you even start fundraising.

Yes. Start Lab requires just 10-15 hours per week and provides everything upfront. You receive your Start Fund structure at Orientation, so you’re not deciphering legal documents on weekends. The AI-powered tools, proven playbooks, and structured curriculum mean you’re following a tested path with 110 successful launches. If Varun closed $200K while employed full-time, you can too.

No. The program teaches you to start with your personal network, the people who already know and trust you. You’ll identify 30+ Confidants in Week 1, then systematically reach out for feedback (not money initially). The curriculum includes proven scripts, AI-powered pitch practice, and follow-up systems. Most commitments come from people participants didn’t initially think of as investors. The average participant secures their first commitments within the first two weeks.

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The fund continuity guarantee

You get the safest fund structure
in venture capital with Start Lab

If anything happens to you, illness, accident, life changes, Decile Group takes over fund management. Uninvested capital returns to LPs immediately. Portfolio investments are managed professionally through exit. Your LPs are protected completely.

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