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Venture Capital Investment Competition (VCIC)

The Chicago Booth Venture Capital Investment Competition (VCIC) is a VC simulation that allows students to think and act as venture capitalists and helps the school identify top student representatives for regional and global intercollegiate competitions. The University of Chicago participates in both the undergraduate VCIC (uVCIC) and MBA-level VCIC, the world’s largest venture capital competition with over 120 universities competing.

VCIC
Since 2005, Chicago Booth has participated in the VCIC under the leadership of faculty coordinator Scott Meadow and with the support of the Entrepreneurship & Venture Capital (EVC) group at Chicago Booth and the Polsky Center. Winners from this competition head to the regional bracket with a chance of competing at the global finals.

uVCIC
UChicago undergraduate students can participate in the uVCIC, which is organized by UChicago Careers in Entrepreneurship. For more information on the program, contact Brittany Wisniewski.

Upcoming Events and Deadlines

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Program Timeline

  • October: Info session and application opens
  • December: Application deadline and competing teams selected
  • January: Team orientation and Chicago Booth internal competition
  • February: Regional VCIC
  • April: Global VCIC

Application and Eligibility

Application: 

The application asks you to provide information (including a resume) on each team member, as well as a PowerPoint pitch presentation with a maximum of 5 slides. Please feel free to create your presentation in a way you think best showcases your competitive advantages and differentiates your team.

More information about what to include in your PowerPoint pitch is shared at the info session and on the application. Six teams are selected to compete in the Chicago Booth VCIC, where one team is selected to represent Chicago Booth at the regional and potentially global competition(s).

Eligibility:

  • VCIC is open to current Chicago Booth students in the MBA Full-Time and Part-Time programs, EMBA program, Master in Management program, and Master in Finance program. Students from other universities are not eligible.
  • Teams must have five to six members. While students may compete in the Chicago Booth VCIC multiple times, students may only compete in a regional VCIC once.
  • If your team is selected to compete in the Chicago Booth Venture Capital Competition, you must participate the full competition day and abide by the competition rules outlined by the VCIC organization.
  • If you’re looking to join a team or to add people to your team, please check out our team-building spreadsheet.

Sponsors

The Chicago Booth VCIC would not be possible without all of the individuals and companies that generously donate cash, in-kind services, and other resources. We thank all of our sponsors, big and small, for their support.