Newton Venture Program

Capital moves through the global venture ecosystem every quarter. Most people watch from the outside. Newton Fundamentals Cohort 12 is for those who want to better understand. 8 weeks, virtual, open to anyone worldwide. Round 1 closes 12 June. Apply: bit.ly/4tJCfOf

No finance background. No tech experience. No problem. Newton Fundamentals gives you the fundamentals to move confidently in VC. Applications for Cohort 12 are open now 👇 bit.ly/4tJCfOf

TAM 🎯 Total Addressable Market: the full revenue pool if you captured 100% of your market. Big TAM = room to grow. Small TAM = a hard ceiling. Most decks inflate it. The number matters less than how you calculated it. Bottom-up beats top-down. Always. ✅

@ramizwebti Making room is surely why Newton even exists. Thanks for the perspective Rami.

@NewtonProgramVC the 2,500 aren't evenly distributed. a handful of firms control most capital and exits, so the real decision, making room is way smaller than it looks

2,500+ people work across all UK venture capital firms. The companies they back employ 378,000. That is a 151 to 1 ratio. The room is very small. The footprint is not. Newton Fundamentals: 8 weeks to learn how that room works. Round 1 closes 12 June 👉 bit.ly/3Wp50AY

Just wanted to remind you that before you finished breakfast this morning, you had already interacted with venture capital. Swipe through to see the investments behind some of the things you used this morning. Join in building the future: bit.ly/4tJCfOf

🎙 Anu Adebajo, CEO of @NewtonProgramVC - “I wanted to talk about investing, not diversity.” 🎧 Listen here: li.sten.to/s14ep4 Sponsored by @HSBCInnovation. #Podcast #VentureCapital #Investing #DiversityInTech #Innovation #Leadership

ARR 📈 Annual Recurring Revenue. Monthly recurring revenue x 12. It strips out one-off revenue to show only what a business can reliably count on year after year. Fast ARR growth and strong retention. That is what gets a term sheet. ✅

NVP12 applications are open. 8 weeks. Wednesday evenings. The full VC deal lifecycle, taught by the world-class academics and top-decile practitioners. Round 1 closes 12 June. Limited spots. Apply👉: bit.ly/4tJCfOf

VC capital is concentrating at the top faster than ever. Is that good or bad for the ecosystem?

Still processing Module 1 of the Newton Fellowship. In the best possible way. Thoughtful leaders. Genuine exchanges. Conversations that spilled well beyond the room. Leadership development in venture, done right.

IRR is the annual growth rate of an investment. In VC it applies to the whole fund and every startup within it. Exit early and it looks great. Hold too long and it drops, even with a good outcome. Always pair it with DPI for the full picture. 📈

Brand in VC isn't about logos. It determines who picks up the phone, who wants you on the cap table, and how deal flow finds you. Today's Life-wide Learning session digs into exactly this with investors from BackFuture, Partech, and Newton Venture Program.

DPI = Distributions to Paid-In capital. The only VC metric that counts real cash returned to investors, not paper gains. 1x = breakeven. 2x = strong. Below 1x = still waiting.

Newton Fellowship. Module 1. NVPxLBS06. 🚀 Funding. Negotiations. Due diligence in the age of AI. Financial models. Valuations. Deal sourcing, and honest conversations. Thanks to our world-class academics, and top-decile practitioners, and partners. youtu.be/I5IXGs3C-ds

Lovely to be back at LBS with @NewtonProgramVC to discuss all things sourcing and how to align your sourcing strategy with your personality, skillset and mandate 😊

Day 2. Module 1. Newton Fellowship (NVPxLBS06). Spend time with founders, not decks. Understand your market. That's where momentum comes from. Founder-Market Fit starts with a hypothesis on the problem. And so much more on financial modelling and due diligence. Day 3 tomorrow!

Day 1 of the 6th Newton Fellowship(NVPxLBS06) done. Debates on funding buffets, negotiation simulations, deal sourcing panels. This cohort came prepared to challenge. Day 2 tomorrow.

🏊 Option Pool Equity set aside to pay employees and advisors with stock options instead of cash.

🌍 Newton Fellows from across the globe are heading to London 🇬🇧 next week! Module 1 of the 6th Newton Fellowship cohort (NVPxLBS06) kicks off in-person: a global group of investors & ecosystem leaders ready to learn, challenge, and grow. 🚀 🔗 newtonprogram.vc/fellowship