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
