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Renaissance Venture Capital is partnering with Venture Forward to bring Emerging Manager Office Hours to Detroit! For the first time, this incredible national program, which connects newer and diverse fund managers with established investors and limited partners, will be hosted in partnership with UnDemo Day®. Save the Date UnDemo Day® 2026 + Emerging Manager Office Hours Thursday, October 1, 2026 The Department | Detroit, MI Important Timeline & Next Steps: June: UnDemo Day® startup application opens July: GP application opens for EMOH. Apply here: https://lnkd.in/gkZsqP-K August: UnDemo Day® investor registration opens What is UnDemo Day®? Renaissance UnDemo Day® is an event that connects Michigan startups with venture capital investors from around the U.S.  The goal for all UnDemo Day® events is to foster useful connections that ideally lead to investment in historically underrepresented geographies and founders. The UnDemo Day® schedule includes startup education, networking, and curated 1:1 meetings between startups and investors, matched based on the requests of participating VCs. Applicants with the most meeting requests from investors will be included on the Renaissance Hotlist, which is distributed to hundreds of venture capital firms.

Venture Forward’s 16th Emerging Manager Office Hours program (EMOH 16) will be held in Detroit, Michigan in partnership with Renaissance Venture Capital’s UnDemo Day. This half-day program will take place from 8:30am – 1pm ET on Thursday, October 1. 20-25 emerging VC fund managers (EMs) from nontraditional backgrounds will be selected for participation via a brief application. At EMOH 16, participating EMs will learn about industry best practices during fireside chats with leading GPs and LPs. EMs will then get the opportunity to seek personalized feedback and guidance through 4 rounds of 1:1 and small-group “office hour” meetings hosted by LPs, GPs with significant fundraising / fund management experience, and industry advisors. (Check out some of the previous hosts, here). EMOH 16 applicants will be prioritized for selection who:

• Are currently raising or managing Fund I, II, III, or IV
• Are raising or managing a fund of less than $150 million
• Have had limited access to opportunities in the VC industry
• Are based in or have meaningful professional connections to the Midwest
• (Applicants from NVCA member firms will also be given special consideration)

More details on the selection criteria can be found here.

About this event

This 1.5-day conference, developed in collaboration with NVCA’s CFO Taskforce, focuses on the critical role senior operations professionals play in venture firms, and how they can provide value back to their partnerships. The agenda emphasizes best practices, technical topics, professional development, and industry related policy content, several opportunities for networking.

Participants will have the opportunity to develop functional expertise, troubleshoot shared challenges, and earn CPE credit hours for attending. Location: The Willard InterContinental, Washington DC Date: Wednesday October 14, 2026 – Thursday October 15, 2026 Pricing: NVCA Members – $700, Non-members – $2,250. This event is for employees of VC firms only. If you are a service provider looking to attend, a small number of sponsorship packages remain. Register here!

RAISE GP Day provides tactical sessions on fundraising, marketing, and firm-building, led by leading LPs, GPs and operators.

Open to 300 GPs and bridged directly into RAISE Week across San Francisco, the broadest gathering of LPs and emerging managers in venture capital.

What GP Day is:

• A full day of programming for venture managers — October 21, 2026, San Francisco

• Masterclasses taught by experienced operators and GPs

• LP panels featuring investors actively backing emerging managers

• Workshops on fundraising, marketing, and firm-building

• Open to 300 GPs who apply to RAISE

Applications open May 1, 2026. Join the RAISE GP Day community now to be notified the moment they do. Do you have questions about RAISE GP Day 2026? Read the full FAQ.