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      A Multi-Stage Investment Fund

      & Trade School For Venture Capital,

      Private Equity, & Angel Investing

      Build Equity In Your Education

    • "At Its Core, Venture Capital Is Truly An Apprenticeship Business."

      The Business of Venture Capital by Mahendra Ramsinghani

    • Featured Articles

      "A Trade School For The Innovation Economy"
      "The Investment Fund That Reinvented The Trade School"

      "Venture University Is Diversifying The Playing Field And Curating The Future Investors In The Venture Capital And Private Equity Game"

    • “Venture University gave me the opportunity, the skills, and the knowledge to get noticed by top-tier VC firms. The partners at VU have a sincere desire to help you achieve your career goals, and were incredibly supportive during my journey in landing two venture capital job offers.”

      Alina Tioupikova, Cohort 2 Member

    • Venture University is a multi-stage investment fund and a trade school for venture capital, private equity, and angel investing.

       

      Venture University is redefining the value of an investment fund by creating an investment team that is capable of covering markets broader, deeper, faster, and smarter than a typical fund, providing a significantly more powerful network that can better support portfolio companies, and offering greater value to LPs.

       

      Venture University's mission is to generate consistent and superior returns net of fees and to curate and develop top investor talent for the benefit of the innovation ecosystem.

       

      Venture University's investment fund, VU Venture Partners, invests in seed through growth stage companies, initially investing up to $1M per company and up to $10M in follow-on rounds. Each quarter the investment team makes 3-6 investments across Consumer, Enterprise, Fintech / Blockchain, Frontier Tech, HealthTech, and Real Estate Tech.

       

      Venture University's trade school is designed as an Investor Accelerator and includes a VC/PE Investment Apprenticeship and Academic Program. Venture University accepts <2% of the applications it receives, making it more competitive to get into than the top Ivy League schools and MBA programs.

       

      Individuals that participate in the VC/PE Investment Apprenticeship Program include those who seek to join venture capital and private equity funds as Analysts, Associates, Principals, and Partners, angel investors and family offices looking to professionalize their direct investment strategies, aspiring new fund managers, entrepreneurs who want to learn to think like investors, experienced professionals who would like to make career transitions, and select undergraduate and graduate students.

       

      Venture University offers extraordinary individuals the ability to gain quality investment experience by...

      • Joining the investment team of VU Venture Partners
      • Working alongside and learning from top performing General Partners
      • Leading deal sourcing efforts around your own investment theses
      • Conducting deep due diligence
      • Presenting investment evaluations during weekly Partner Meetings 
      • Participating on Investment Committees
      • Making real investments with real capital
      • Co-investing with top tier accelerators, VC/PE funds, and strategics
      • Building a powerful network within the startup and VC/PE industry, and becoming part of a tight knit family of VU Alumni
      • Sharing in the financial upside from the investments made

    • "At Venture University I developed an investment focus around eSports, and during the process of deal sourcing and meeting with other VCs, I met an eSports VC fund that gave me an offer to join their team!"

      Taylor Hurst, Cohort 1 Member, Investment Associate at Konvoy Ventures

    • Venture University's Program

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      Choose To Do 1, 2, 3, or 4 Semesters: 

      • Winter (11 Weeks)
      • Spring (11 Weeks)
      • Summer (11 Weeks)
      • Fall (12 Weeks)

       

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      VC/PE Investment Apprenticeship Program

      Join VU's Trade School & Invest In 3-20 Companies

       

      Includes:

      • Deal Sourcing
      • Meeting with Companies & Investors
      • Conducting Due Diligence
      • Presenting Investment Evaluations
      • Participating on Investment Committees
      • Supporting Portfolio Companies
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      Academic Programs

      Learn About Venture Capital, Private Equity, & Angel Investing

       

      Includes:

      • Academic Program 1: VC/PE Masterclass (One Week Investment Intensive Bootcamp, Taught By VU's General Partners)
      • Academic Program 2: Night Modules (1-2 Nights per Week, 2-4 Hrs per Module) On Key Topics Taught By Industry Experts
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      Financial Upside

      Individuals That Participate In The VC/PE Apprenticeship Program Receive A Profit Sharing Agreement Which Has The Potential To Be Worth Some, All, Or More Than Cost Of Tuition*

    • The Venture University Experience

       
      Be Like One Of The Sharks On Shark Tank
      With Startups Pitching You Everyday!
       
      Find & Invest In High Performing Innovative Companies
       
      Build A Network In The Startup & VC/PE Investor Ecosystem
       
      Learn About Venture Capital, Private Equity, Angel Investing
       
      Make New Friends, Lasting Memories
      & Join A Powerful Group Of VU Alumni

    • What's The Real Return On The Cost Of Your Education?

      At Venture University you "learn by doing", from deal sourcing, conducting due diligence, presenting investment evaluations at partners meetings and investment committees, and invest real capital in highly competitive deals. You get highly quality investment experience while also sharing in the profits from the investments made, which has the potential to return some, all, or more than the cost of tuition.

       

      "They've Read A Bunch of Words, I've Lived A Bunch Of Life."

      Jay-Z

    • Greater Value For The Cost Of Tuition

      "Build Equity In Your Education"!

       

      Venture University's Program...

      • Is more competitive to get into (<2% acceptance rate) than the top Ivy League schools and MBA programs
      • Is less expensive ($15K-$20K per Semester) than the average tuition of a private college, university or MBA program which is $150K-200K ($25K-$40K per Semester)
      • Can be completed in a shorter amount of time than a 2-4 year undergraduate or 2 year MBA program, and is a "finishing school" before starting your career in VC/PE 
      • Offers individuals the option to do 1, 2, 3 or 4 semesters (3 months to 1 year) and to start during the Winter (Jan-Mar), Spring (Apr-Jun), Summer (Jun-Aug), or Fall (Sept-Dec)
      • Has a greater focus: 100% focused on Venture Capital, Private Equity, and Angel Investing (i.e. no useless classes)
      • Provides quality investment experience, where individuals join Venture University's trade school and participate in deal sourcing, meeting companies and investors, conducting due diligence, drafting investment evaluations and recommendations, participating on investment committees, and supporting portfolio companies
      • Enables individuals to build a portfolio of 3-20 companies over 3 months to 1 year
      • Creates the opportunity for individuals to establish a deep network within the investor and startup industry
      • Offers financial upside from the investments made, which has the potential to return some, all, or more than the cost of tuition*
       
       
      Comparison: Undergrad vs. MBA vs. Venture University

    • “I had planned to spend the next 2-3 years slaving at an investment bank for a small shot at becoming a VC. Venture U provided me with an opportunity to leapfrog that pain and fast-track my career.”

      Vitor Lima, Cohort 2 Member

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      Now Accepting Applications!

       

      VC/PE Investment Apprenticeship & Academic Programs

       

      Summer 2019: Jun 17th - Aug 30th (Available in San Francisco & Chicago)

       

      Fall 2019: Sept 16th - Dec 13th (Available in San Francisco, NYC & Chicago)

       

      Winter 2020: Jan 13th - Mar 27th (Available in San Francisco, NYC, Boston, & Chicago)

      Spring 2020: Mar 30th - Jun 12th (Available in San Francisco, NYC, Boston, & Chicago)