Aditi Kambli

Venture Foragers maps the most exciting new startups in emerging spaces. Founded at Wharton, Venture Foragers is a student-run organization enabling MBA students to identify the most promising disruptors in the context of their complete competitive landscape, and present comprehensive industry reports to top VC firms. Our student foragers develop their evaluation criteria through close relationships with SMEs, identify key players in their chosen sector, and vet these companies through the initial of diligence to deliver best-in-class industry reports. . Students, Venture Capitalists and Startups all gain from this process. We are based at The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania and plan to expand to other business schools and graduate programs in the coming years. Please reach out if youd like to be involved!

Venture Foragers maps the most exciting new startups in emerging spaces. Founded at Wharton, Venture Foragers is a student-run organization enabling MBA students to identify the most promising disruptors in the context of their complete competitive landscape, and present comprehensive industry reports to top VC firms. Our student foragers develop their evaluation criteria through close relationships with SMEs, identify key players in their chosen sector, and vet these companies through the initial of diligence to deliver best-in-class industry reports. . Students, Venture Capitalists and Startups all gain from this process. We are based at The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania and plan to expand to other business schools and graduate programs in the coming years. Please reach out if youd like to be involved!

Founded in 1881 as the world’s first collegiate business school, the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania remains guided by Joseph Wharton’s original vision: using analytical expertise to produce well-rounded leaders to drive societal progress. As we continue our quest for positive global impact, the Wharton Way serves as our philosophical North Star with three areas of focus – elevating our research impact, innovating through our pedagogy, and collaborating across disciplines and divides. With a standing faculty of 241 renowned professors, Wharton has 5,000+ students across four degree programs: undergraduate, MBA, executive MBA, and doctoral. Each year 13,000+ professionals from around the world advance their careers through Wharton Executive Education’s individual, company-customized, and online programs – with 200,000+ others earning certificates from Wharton Online since 2015. More than 104,000 Wharton alumni form a powerful global network of leaders who transform business every day.

We back the best university and recent alumni founders — like Cursor, Dandy, RapidSOS, and Shield AI — with a network of investors, mentors, and their first check.

Lightrock is a global investment platform committed to building a sustainable future. Operating across private and public markets, Lightrock advises over $5.5 billion in assets and Lightrock funds invest in Europe, North America, Latin America, Asia, and Africa. Lightrock is a certified B Corp with a dedicated team of over 130 professionals working across a network of seven offices.

Our unique combination of transformative strategy, transactions and corporate finance delivers real-world value – solutions that work in practice, not just on paper. Benefiting from EY’s full spectrum of services, we’ve reimagined strategic consulting to work in a world of increasing complexity. With deep functional and sector expertise, paired with innovative AI-powered technology and an investor mindset, we partner with CEOs, boards, private equity and governments every step of the way – enabling you to shape your future with confidence. EY-Parthenon is a brand under which a number of EY member firms across the globe provide strategy consulting services. For more information, please visit ey.com/parthenon.