The VSF Fellows program is designed to empower practitioners, researchers, and ecosystem builders to create the high-quality, practitioner focused content that our industry needs to mature and scale.
Whether you want to lead a substantial research project or contribute thought leadership articles, we're providing the platform, editorial support, and distribution to help your work reach the entire venture studio ecosystem.
We're looking for contributors who bring real-world expertise and fresh perspectives to the venture studio ecosystem.
Studio Operators
Founding teams with frameworks and lessons to share from building and scaling venture studios
Investors
Capital allocators focused on venture studios and alternative investment models
Researchers
Early-career professionals and graduate students researching studio models
Corporate Innovation
Practitioners building or partnering with studios in corporate environments
Ecosystem Builders
Economic development leaders launching venture studio initiatives in their regions
Academics
Researchers studying venture creation and entrepreneurship models
We actively seek global geographic diversity, representation across studio maturity stages (pre-launch to multi-exit veterans), diverse industry verticals, and varied professional backgrounds.
Two Ways to Contribute
VSF Fellows
Lead Strategic Research Projects
Fellows lead substantial research initiatives that advance the venture studio field. Over 2-6 months, you'll invest 20-80 hours creating impactful work such as:
Research reports analyzing studio models and performance
Operational toolkits with practical frameworks
Standards documentation defining industry best practices
Process frameworks documenting replicable methodologies
Ecosystem mapping studies
Multi-studio comparative case studies
Contributing Authors
Share Thought Leadership
Contributing Authors create focused content pieces over 2-8 weeks, typically investing 5-20 hours in targeted contributions.
Articles and essays exploring industry trends or studio operations approaches
Single-studio case studies with in-depth profiles of studio and portfolio companies
Practitioner interviews with studio leaders, experts, or ecosystem partners
Tactical blog posts sharing lessons learned, tactics, and strategies
Data analyses interpreting industry benchmarks, data, and impacts
VSF Fellows: Recognition & Benefits
Official Recognition
Earn an official Fellow title designation that recognizes your contribution to the field and establishes your expertise.
Featured Showcase
Your work will be showcased through a featured profile on the VSF website and in community communications.
Speaking Opportunities
Receive priority speaking opportunities at VSF events, webinars, and podcasts to share your insights.
Editorial Support
Benefit from editorial mentorship and publication support throughout your project journey.
Network Access
Gain network access with studio introductions for your research and collaboration opportunities.
Broad Distribution
Your work will be professionally designed and broadly distributed across the ecosystem.
The Fellow pathway creates direct access to other VSF leadership opportunities, positioning you as a recognized voice in the venture studio community.
Contributing Authors: Build Your Reputation
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Publication & Credit
Receive byline credit and publication on the VSF platform with your author bio, establishing your professional presence.
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Community Recognition
Gain community recognition and social media amplification of your work across the venture studio ecosystem.
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Author Directory
Contributors will be listed along side their published work, creating ongoing visibility for your expertise and thought leadership.
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Career Progression
Contributing authors can use their published work to establish subject-matter credibility within the venture studio ecosystem.
It's an accessible way to establish yourself as a thought leader while contributing valuable insights to the community. Your contributions help shape the future of the venture studio industry.
Meet the VSF Fellows
Discover the VSF Fellows, a diverse group of experts and thought leaders dedicated to advancing the venture studio ecosystem through groundbreaking research and strategic insights.
Hannah Duffy
Venture Builder & Innovation Strategist
Research Fellow & Program Lead | Focus Area: Validation Practices
Hannah has spent over a decade at the intersection of research, design, and venture creation — partnering with startups, venture studios, and Fortune 500 teams to turn early ambiguity into validated opportunity. She has led venture discovery programs at Panasonic Well, co-built ventures at Offline Studio, directed global innovation programs at GfK and GE Healthcare, and completed VC Lab's fellowship at Helena Capital. Her fellowship research examines how venture studios validate ideas — surfacing best practices, lessons learned, and areas of opportunity - and helping to run the VSF Fellows Program.
Alice Krenitski
Partner & Head of Studio at Forum Ventures
Research Fellow | Focus Area: Validation Practices
Alice is a Partner and Head of Studio at Forum Ventures, where she runs the venture building process — finding founders, stress-testing ideas, and assembling the teams to go from zero to momentum. Previously she built and launched new ventures at Human Ventures and Globant, taught strategic design at Parsons, and served as a Fulbright Scholar. Her fellowship research explores validation practices across venture studios — identifying what works, what doesn't, and where the field can improve.
Vincent Kapur
Value Creation & Venture Building
Research Fellow | Focus Area: Validation Practices (Corporate Venture Studios)
Vincent brings 18+ years of experience in venture building, digital transformation, and growth strategy. At TIL Ventures in London, he stood up and ran corporate incubators for BMW, Barclays, Disney, GSK, and Pearson — generating live commercial pilots and multi-million-pound recurring revenue. He holds an MBA from Cornell and has spent the last seven years at SAP driving cloud adoption and PE value creation strategies. His fellowship research focuses on how corporate venture studios approach validation — identifying best practices and areas of opportunity specific to the corporate context.
Robert Li
Legal & Venture Studio Operations
Research Fellow | Focus Area: Legal & Governance
Robert is the CEO and Co-Founder of University.fm, the full-service podcast and PR agency for higher education, partnering with institutions including UC Berkeley, Howard University, and Rice University. He is currently an MBA candidate at Harvard Business School and previously spent three years at Accenture supporting $400M+ in annual new business across consumer products, industrial, and life sciences clients. His fellowship research explores the legal structures and governance frameworks of venture studios — identifying emerging standards and opportunities for greater accountability.
Gus Kowalevsky
Venture Builder & Innovation Analyst
Research Fellow | Focus Area: Data Analysis
Gus is a senior at Indiana University's Kelley School of Business studying Entrepreneurship & Corporate Innovation, Management, and Business Analytics. He has hands-on studio experience from Boomerang Ventures, where he worked across diligence, strategy, and venture design for early-stage healthcare startups, and from VisionTech Partners, where he supported deal analysis and produced investment memos. His fellowship research mines venture studio data to uncover patterns in performance, classification, and financial returns — turning raw numbers into actionable insight.
Priority Project Areas
While VSF welcomes member-proposed projects, the following strategic priorities receive expedited review and support. These areas represent critical needs in the venture studio ecosystem.
Value Exchange & Next Steps
You Retain Ownership
You keep full ownership of your work. By contributing, you grant the Forum a broad license to publish, reuse, and adapt the material within our channels while still remaining free to use it however you wish elsewhere.
You Maintain Freedom
You maintain freedom to repurpose your work for books, courses, or consulting materials without restrictions. There are no ongoing obligations beyond meeting our contribution guidelines.
We Provide the Platform
We provide the platform, editorial standards and review, professional production, and distribution that ensures your work reaches and impacts the venture studio community.
Ready to Contribute?
Tell us what you'd like to create. Whether you're interested in becoming a VSF Fellow or Contributing Author, we're excited to support your work and help you make an impact on the venture studio ecosystem.