Summer 2026 Cohort
Applications close April 30, 2026. 10 days left. Program opens May 1, 2026.
Every year, thousands of finance students chase a few hundred IB analyst seats. There's another path.
Emerging fund managers, the GPs building the next Tiger, the next Sequoia, the next Blackstone from scratch, need analysts who understand how capital actually moves. Analysts who can build a thesis, find the deal, qualify the founder, and write a memo a GP will actually read.
That's what we train for.
If you've been told banking is the only serious path, you've been told a small story. This is the bigger one.
The program
Eight weeks. Fully remote. Zero fees.
How it works
Over 8 weeks, you will:
- 01Develop your own investment thesis
Not a pitchbook for someone else's deal. Your thesis, your sector, your conviction.
- 02Source live deals aligned to that thesis
Hunt real companies actively raising. Build the top-of-funnel muscle GPs actually hire for.
- 03Talk to real founders and assess fit
Run the call. Qualify the person, the market, the moment. Walk away with a read.
- 04Write investment memos that reach 100+ emerging VC and PE managers
Memos that circulate. Memos GPs read. Your name on them.
- 05Defend your thesis in front of an advisor panel of GPs
Hard questions. Real GPs. The kind of room banking-track analysts don't see for years.
What you leave with
A thesis you built, deal memos you wrote, founders you spoke to, and conversations with GPs you'd otherwise need three years of banking to access.
The top 3 analysts
Win an internship, a letter, and warm intros.
- A guaranteed internship with Vault Catalyst
- A personal recommendation letter from the founder
- Direct warm introductions into funds in our network hiring their first analysts
All graduates
Every graduate receives the Fellow designation.
- Vault Catalyst Fellow designation on your profile
- Entry into the alumni network
Ready?
A seat at the table,
before the table is built.
Applications close April 30, 2026. 10 days left.