Cohort 2 included 23 investors (selected out of 4,000+ applications, ~0.5% acceptance rate) that formed five deal sourcing teams: Consumer, FinTech, Healthcare, HighTech, and Impact.
Cohort 2 Deal Sourcing Teams
Consumer Team
Aakash Jain
After VU: Joined as a Venture Fellow at Venture University
Kiyoko Osone
After VU: Joined as a Managing Director of Cryptonite Ventures, focusing on blockchain, fintech, e-sports, consumer, and healthcare
Brian Kelley
After VU: Joined as a Venture Fellow at Venture University
Karishma Patel
After VU: Joined Tim Draper's investment fund platform Draper Venture Network, managing multiple venture capital funds.
Wayne Lim
After VU: Joined as a Venture Fellow at Venture University and is looking to raise a venture fund.
FinTech Team
Elias Can
After VU: Joined an an Investment Analyst at Fenox Venture Capital
Noubar Tedjirian
After VU: Joined as a Venture Fellow at Venture University and interviewing at venture funds and private equity funds
Yan Mu
After VU: Joining VU for a 2nd semester
Ben York
After VU: Joined as an Investment Associate at Archview, largest investment fund dedicated to the legal cannabis industry.
Jeff Piltch
After VU: Joined part-time at a new Crypto venture fund and VP of Business Development at Keybot
Sold family-owned business ARS Restoration Specialists to The RESCON Group in June of 2018, a strategic buyer financed by PNC Mezzanine Capital
Jeff stayed on as Director of Corporate Development before pursuing a career in VC
Active member of Beacon Angels and SideCar Angels in Boston
Founder and Manager of R&J RE LLC, a real estate investment and management group based in Boston
CFA Charterholder and Massachusetts Licensed Construction Supervisor
Healthcare Team
JJ Fang
After VU: Went back to Taiwan to raise a venture capital fund.
Margaret Quigley
After VU: Continued to manage personal investment portfolio, looking to become an active angel investor, and joined Venture University as a Venture Fellow
Joe Harris
After VU: Joined Venture University as a Venture Fellow and interviewing at hedge funds, venture funds, and private equity funds.
Vitor Lima
After VU: Received an offer to join a multi-billion private equity buyout fund
HighTech Team
Grant Kendall-Bell
After VU: Joined Venture University for a 2nd Semester, focusing on the Frontier Tech in Cohort 3
Jagruti Bhikha
After VU: Joined Venture University as a Managing Director to launch the Angel Immersion Program
Ben Steven
After VU: Received multiple job offers and is deciding what to do next
Rohit Gupta
After VU: Joined as an Investment Analyst at Plug and Play's investment Fund, leading cybersecurity investments
Impact Team
Stefan Arteaga
After VU: Joined Venture University for a 2nd Semester to join Cohort 3's Healthcare investment team
Alina Tioupikova
After VU: Received two venture capital job offers and is deciding what to do
Yvonne Okafor
After VU: Looking to launch a venture fund in Nigeria
Christopher Tarika
After VU: Joined as a Venture Fellow at Venture University, and is actively interviewing for venture capital and private equity roles