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    • Investor Accelerator Overview
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    • The VU Experience
    • REVERSE DEMO DAY
  • Education
    • Education Programs Overview
    • The VC/PE Masterclass
    • Advanced VC/PE Modules
    • Global Market Modules
    • Global Investor Trip
    • Pre-College Summer Program
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    • Admissions
    • Apply To VU
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    • Management Team
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    • 2018: Cohorts 1-2
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    • Strategy & Value Add
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    • Strategy & Value Add

      Venture University's investment fund is VU Venture Partners, with offices in San Francisco, NYC, Hong Kong, and operates an Investor Syndicate

      Investment Range:

       

      Initial Investments: Up to $1M

       

      Follow-on Investments: Up to $10M

      Stage & Geography:

       

      Target Stage: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, & Some Series B

       

      Geography: Mainly US focused, but also invests in Canada, Latin America, Europe, Middle East, and Asia

      Vertical Focus:

       

      VU has dedicated investment team of ~50+ investors focused on...

      • Consumer 
      • Enterprise
      • Fintech
      • Frontier
      • Healthcare
      • PropTech
       
      Thesis Driven:
      VU identifies the biggest opportunities across verticals and develops core investment theses by covering markets broader, deeper, faster, & smarter than a typical fund

      Value Add:

       

      Access to top-tier performing General Partners, with 45+ yrs of VC experience, investing $1.8B+ in 250+ companies, with a 4x+ net cash return, and were early investors in Beyond Meat, Facebook, Twitter, Venmo, Uber, FabFitFun, Oculus, Oscar, Wish, etc.

       

      Ability to leverage a powerful network for introductions to customers, partners, investors, employees, advisers, acquirers, etc. via:

      • A large investment team: 45+ investors in SF, NYC, & Hong Kong
      • VU's continuously growing alumni investor network working at other VC/PE funds, accelerators, and family offices
      • VU's LP investors that are part of VU's Investor Syndicate

      Follow-on Rounds: VU may participate in multiple follow-on rounds and lead future follow-on rounds. 2/3rd of Fund II is reserved for follow-on capital, investing up to $10M per company.

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