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DCVF MBA Application Information Fall 2025

Thanks for your interest in joining the Deming Center Venture Fund! Applications are open until August 24th at 10pm, see below for instructions. If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to a DCVF member.

I) When submitting this application, please

  1. Submit as a single PDF or Word document听迟辞听.
  2. Please mind the page limits.

II) Please provide answers to the following question:

  1. Interviews will take place during DCVF鈥檚 regular meeting time from 7:30am - 9 am on Tuesday, September 2nd. Do you have any restrictions that would prevent you from making this timeframe work? This is for scheduling purposes only.
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  2. The first page should be a cover page with your first and last name only.
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  3. Resume
    1. Please include a copy of your resume without your name. Applications will be presented 鈥渂lind鈥 for evaluation by the DCVF team.
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  4. Experience & perspective (1-page, single-spaced limit)
    1. Please describe what life experiences motivate your interest in DCVF and what contributions you intend to make as a team member. These experiences need not necessarily be academic or career related.
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  5. Source and analyze a company to pitch to DCVF (1-page, single-spaced limit)
    1. Locate and research a Colorado-based early stage startup which you would consider a good candidate for investment for DCVF.
    2. Use the below suggestions to guide your analysis of that startup, focusing on the area(s) that you feel are most important to address. You are not limited to the suggestions below -- creativity is impressive!

Please do not use a startup in our current DCVF investment portfolio, found听here.

Potential areas of due diligence: team, product, market, business model, finances, exit strategy, intellectual property, stage of company life cycle.