Baby VC: Gateway To European Venture Capital
Baby VC is a 10 week program and community designed to open access to European venture capital.
Venture capital in Europe has long been perceived as opaque, network-driven, and difficult to access without the “right” background. Baby VC emerged to challenge that dynamic. Founded in 2019 and headquartered in Paris, it positions itself not as a fund, but as a structured gateway into the industry.
Baby VC builds infrastructure around access, education, relationships, and career pathways. The main program is a ten-week bootcamp designed for anyone curious about how venture capital works. The program is open to people from all backgrounds, you don’t need a finance degree or prior VC experience to join. Over ten weekly sessions, fellows learn directly from industry practitioners about:
- what venture capital is and how it evolved
- how funds are structured and operate
- how deals are sourced, screened and evaluated
- due diligence and investment challenges
- value creation and exits
Each week blends practical insight with real conversations from people working at leading funds, giving participants a view behind the curtain of the industry.
The bootcamp operates through regional hubs across Europe, typically welcoming 20–30 fellows per region and running simultaneously in places like France, the Nordics, DACH, the UK, Italy and Iberia.
Baby VC is trying to build a long-term community with a network of more than 1,000 alumni. They host regular meetups, themed sessions, weekend retreats and online channels where members share insights, events and opportunities. This ongoing engagement creates connections across geographies and stages of career development.
Crucially, Baby VC also runs a job board that serves as a bridge between talent and employers. Top European VC funds and startups post opportunities ranging from internships and analyst roles to founder-adjacent positions. For companies and teams, it offers a way to reach motivated, well-informed individuals drawn from an active ecosystem.
The mission behind Baby VC is mainly about access. By keeping the bootcamp free thanks to partners and sponsors, and by intentionally building a diverse community, Baby VC tries to widen who can enter and succeed in venture capital. Its founders see this community-oriented approach as a way to nurture the next generation of investors, builders and operators who might otherwise struggle to break into the world of VC.
For anyone looking to understand venture capital from the inside, build a network across Europe’s startup ecosystem or find their next opportunity with funds and startups, Baby VC is a great structured entry point and enduring community platform.