Unusual Ventures’ Academy
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Unusual Academy is an intensive, immersive learning program by Unusual Ventures, a seed-stage venture capital firm founded in 2018 by John Vrionis and Jyoti Bansal in Menlo Park, California The Academy delivers a hands-on, founder-centric experience aimed at helping seed-stage startups rapidly reach product market fit, guided by master practitioners and investors. Participants engage in in-person workshops, apply real-world tactics across customer discovery, hiring, leadership, and fundraising, and may receive convertible notes ranging from $250K to $1M