Venture University

📍 San Francisco, United States🗓 Founded 2018👥 43 employees💰 Last funded Jan 2025
Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals🌐 venture.university
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Venture University is the worlds leading investor accelerator for individuals breaking into venture capital, private equity, and angel investing. VU has two investor accelerators: 1) The Venture Capital Investor Accelerator, 2) The Real Estate Private Equity & REIT Investor Accelerator. Both programs are triple certificate programs. Each Investor Acceelrator includes an Education Program (Masterclass, Advanced Modules, Deal Madness, Fireside Chats) and an Investment Apprenticeship Program where individuals build a gain high quality investment experience, build a track record by making VC/PE investments, and receive a profit sharing agreement to share in the financial upside. Individuals "learn by doing" by joining VU Venture Partners, a multi-stage global venture capital fund, investing in ~2-4 new portfolio companies per quarter, across Consumer, Enterprise, Fintech, Frontier Tech, Healthcare, and Proptech, and VU Capital Partners, a real estate private equity and growth equity fund. 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 $9B+ and have over 100+ yrs of investment experience across venture capital and real estate private equity. 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. VUs 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.
17
Total investors
4
Early stage
7
Mid stage
6
Late stage
2018
Founded

Investors

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Angel investors· 1
Jagruti Bhikha
Jagruti Bhikha
Diversity+Inclusion Leader | Venture Partner | Software Engineer - Diversity+Inclusion+Belonging is the superpower of corporate growth.
Angel Immersion Program Leader
early stage
Sep 2018
Early stage· 3
Emily T.
Emily T.
Private Equity & Venture Capital Investor
VC Investor
early stage
Sep 2020
Jeff Lazcano, Cfa
Jeff Lazcano, Cfa
Actuary at MetLife
Investor Accelerator
early stage
24 investments
Jan 2020
Iris Mok
Iris Mok
Managing Patent Counsel Intel Corporation, 2019, 2020 IAM 300
Investor/VC
early stage
Jun 2018
Mid stage· 7
KH
Karen H.
VC | Ex-McKinsey | Engineer
Venture Capital Investor
mid stage
Oct 2023
Uday Krishna
Uday Krishna
Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
mid stage
2 investments
Oct 2023
Soojin Park
Soojin Park
Investment Analyst
mid stage
Jan 2023
Sabrina Huff Ashworth
Sabrina Huff Ashworth
VC Investor @ VU Venture Partners | Strategist at Enact Ventures Group | Head of Growth at HeartBeatFam
VC Investor
mid stage
Sep 2022
Adam M. Beal
Adam M. Beal
Principal, Strategic Investments & Venture Partnerships
Venture Investor
mid stage
Jun 2022
Monica Mikael
Monica Mikael
Nurse Practitioner
Venture Investor
mid stage
Jan 2022
VL
Victor Lam
Ecommerce I Early Stage Research I Venture Capital
Venture Investor
mid stage
Oct 2021
Late stage· 6
Joshua Müller-Meerkatz
Joshua Müller-Meerkatz
Account Executive at bluplanet ☁️ | Investor in Residence with Venture University for VC, PE and Angel Investing 🦄
Investor in Residence
late stage
Jan 2025
Steven Doman
Steven Doman
Early-Stage Investor | GP | LP | Angel
VC Investor
late stage
Sep 2024
Gottfried Haeuserer
Gottfried Haeuserer
"Ideas change everything!"
VC Investor
late stage
Sep 2024
Alina Feingold
Alina Feingold
VU Venture Partners / FUSMobile, Inc
VC Partner/VC Investor
late stage
Aug 2024
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Investor geography4 countries
United States
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Hong Kong
2
Germany
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India
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Frequently asked questions
Who invested in Venture University?
Venture University has 17 investors on record on gritt.io, including 4 early-stage backers, 7 mid-stage and 6 late-stage investors.
When did Venture University last raise funding?
The most recent investment in Venture University recorded on gritt.io was in January 2025.
When was Venture University founded?
Venture University was founded in 2018.
What industry is Venture University in?
Venture University operates in Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals. Find similar Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals investors on gritt.io.
Where is Venture University based?
Venture University is headquartered in San Francisco, United States.