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My experience at VU Venture Partners was incredibly valuable. The program is thoughtfully designed, offering a perfect blend of learning and hands-on experience. I particularly appreciated the insights from Skyler and Andrew, who generously shared their own investment experiences and perspectives, providing priceless knowledge. As an investor in the program, I enjoyed actively participating in deal sourcing and presenting to partners, which gave me real-world experience in venture capital. I highly recommend this program to anyone looking to enter the VC world. It’s an excellent opportunity to gain practical skills, expand your network, and learn from some of the best in the industry
This program is superb! I enjoyed interacting with the partners at VU, as well as the members of the cohort. digging into hundreds of deals, interface with founders from around the world, navigating multiple industry sectors, andhaving exposure to a variety of business models is priceless! I want more of this!
The Venture University program is a worthy educational investment for those who are interested in private investing or simply knowing more about the venture capitalist landscape. There are both academic studies as well as real world practice in doing real deal sourcing and company due diligence. Would highly recommend for those interested to explore this industry further.
Venture University realizes the untapped talent that is looked passed for so many reasons. VU understands that everyone does not come from the"right pedigree". VU had given me the opportunity I've been looking for all my professional life. Thank you.
I was a member of Venture University’s 35th cohort in the Fall of 2023 and it was such an awesome experience!At the very start of the program one of the partners told us that ‘you get out what you put in’ and that couldn’t be truer. It’s intense and you learn A LOT very quickly, but it’s very structured which makes it easier and allowed me to plan around my consulting work. After our initial Masterclass week, we met with multiple startups and got to listen in on how the partners at VU approached the calls with founders. Each had a different style that complimented the others very well and it was really interesting to learn from them all. We were then ‘off to the races’ so to speak, deal sourcing and doing diligence on startups ourselves and I really enjoyed this because the cohort members began to naturally work together even more at this stage. Including each other on calls, sharing experiences and insight etc. I really got to know the other team members well during this stage and I hope to continue those relationships for a long time to come!The cohort was divided into five teams: Healthcare, Proptech/Fintech. Enterprise, Consumer & Frontier and each week the teams would present their best deals at partner meetings. Needless to say, we had to come into those partner meetings very well prepared and we never had all the answers but even though the questions were tough, honest, and to the point, all of the feedback that was given was constructive and as the weeks went on we all got better at fine tuning our sourcing and due diligence skills. By the end of the program I felt our cohort had become a tight knit group and we had the investment committees and an amazing trip to Nappa Valley to celebrate!One final observation. As you go through the program it becomes really clear that the Partners and the entire VU team just really loves venture capital and are building something great to give back to the community. I’m really glad that I joined the team and am a VU alum, highly recommend!
It is an amazing experience learning concepts, pitching companies at the partner's meeting, doing due diligence, getting tips on looking at different aspects of the deals, then taking the deal to the Investment Committee, and then if it goes through, do the Syndicate call and Reverse Demo Day. This is not very easy to do even by big name Universities. Invaluable experience! Also, we need to remember that we can make the best out of this program by completely immersing yourself in this. I enjoyed my time thoroughly. Sky, Andrew, Jenna, Aakash, and Arpan were all amazing in helping us with different aspects in their own way. I highly recommend this program which gives you all you need to confidently transition into a VC/PE career, provided that it is dependent on you if you can handle all the work and transition from apprentice to a VC career path in 3 months or a year. Nevertheless, every bit of your time is going to be fruitful with this program.
The best program/internship I have taken thus far. Was a great learning curve to learn from the top industry experts about Venture Capital. Special kudos to Andrew, Skyler, Aakash, and the whole cohort for making this an amazing experience professionally and personally over the last three months. Greatest value add to my career trajectory by a mile.
In Sep 2021, I did something unprecedented and decided to take a leap of faith and leave my cushy corp fin job in private equity because I realized I wasn't passionate about FP&A. I had no idea what would come next - I just knew I was intellectually curious about the deals I witnessed while in PE. Two days later, as if by fate, VU popped up on my LinkedIn, and the description/purpose of the program seemed to speak to my exact situation at that time. I knew I wanted to be an investor in private companies, but I didn't know much about VC. VU immersed me into the full-time role of a VC Associate, and I gained real day-to-day experience sourcing, evaluating, and pitching deals. I've never enjoyed "work" so much in my entire life. This program changed my life, literally, in that I found my intersection of "career" and "passion" at VU. The experience you gain is high-quality, and the feedback and coaching you get from Sky, Andrew, and Aakash is unparalleled with anything else out there. I never knew I could wake up everyday excited to get back to it. Thanks to the entire team for introducing me to the VC industry I'll happily spend the rest of my career in.
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Venture University is the world's leading investor accelerator for individuals breaking into venture capital, private equity, and angel investing. VU's investor accelerator is a modern day trade school, where individuals gain high quality investment experience through a VC/PE Investment Apprenticeship and take academic courses as part of VU's Executive Education Program.
Individuals "learn by doing" by joining VU's investment team, VU Venture Partners, a multi-stage investment fund focusing on seed through growth stage companies, investing in 2-5 companies per quarter, across Consumer, Enterprise, Fintech, Frontier Tech, Healthcare, and Proptech, and share in the financial upside on the investments made via a Profit Sharing Agreement.
During the program individuals receive mentorship, career development, VC/PE industry networking, and learn from and work alongside top performing investment professionals who have invested $1.8B+ over 35+ yrs in 250+ companies such as Beyond Meat, Facebook, Uber, Venmo, Twitter, and more.
VU's mission is to curate and develop the top diverse talent for the VC/PE industry and to generate consistent and superior financial returns for investors by powering VU Venture Partners, the most scalable venture capital fund in the world.See more
