Cascade Peak Ventures
Venture-capital 'fellowship' charged a $900 'due diligence training fee,' with over 60 reporters describing an identical funnel.
Added Sep 1, 2025 · Last updated Jul 25, 2026
What happened
Cascade Peak Ventures' 'VC fellowship' is, per 60+ matching reports, a fee-funded training program disguised as a competitive internship. Applicants are told the $900 fee is 'refunded from your first deal bonus,' a bonus structure that does not appear to exist for any reporter we've spoken to.
Timeline
Sep 1, 2025
Entry created
First report received and Cascade Peak Ventures added to the database as under review.
Sep 1, 2025
Status upgraded to confirmed
Independent corroborating reports and documentary evidence met our verification threshold.
Evidence
Documentation submitted by reporters and preserved alongside this entry.
Reports
A sample of individual reports behind this entry.
“Applied, was accepted quickly, then asked for payment before any contract was signed. Backed out at that point.”
— Verified reporter
“Reached out for clarification multiple times and got inconsistent answers from different 'HR' contacts.”
— Anonymous reporter
“Was told the terms were 'standard for the industry' when I raised concerns, which didn't match anything I could verify independently.”
— Anonymous reporter
“Found this page after searching the exact phrasing from my offer email and recognized the same red flags.”
— Verified reporter
“Reached out for clarification multiple times and got inconsistent answers from different 'HR' contacts.”
— Anonymous reporter
“Completed several weeks before realizing the compensation promised in the interview never appeared in writing.”
— Anonymous reporter
+ 41 more reports corroborate this entry but are not individually published.