Investment choices often depend on instinct and experience, yet these can be shaped by bias. This course helps venture capital professionals identify how assumptions influence founder evaluations, deal selection, and risk assessment. Using real-world startup cases, learners examine patterns such as affinity bias, overconfidence, and groupthink that can distort judgment. The course introduces tools to weigh ideas objectively, use evidence consistently, and encourage diverse viewpoints during decision-making. By practising structured evaluation and reflection, investors strengthen credibility, reduce blind spots, and make funding choices that are both fair and commercially sound.