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VU Venture Partners is a multi-stage venture capital fund focusing on Consumer, Enterprise, FinTech, Frontier, Healthcare, and PropTech

We are the nations first democratized early stage investment fund. We are comprised of high-caliber individuals from top tier institutions with a diverse set of experience and backgrounds. Together, we invest in early stage startups in the Los Angeles and Orange County area.

Funden is the #1 fundraising advisory firm helping founders connect with strategic capital. Founders join our Assisted Fundraising program to accelerate fundraising from our 800+ investment partners. Investors use our network to broadcast co-investment opportunities to our audience of 800+ global VCs, family funds, angel networks, syndicates, and more. FOR INVESTORS Use Funden’s distribution network to help your portfolio companies close rounds quicker. Leverage our 800+ global partners to circulate deals, make intros, and close rounds.

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The Lloyd Greif Center for Entrepreneurial Studies is the oldest entrepreneurship program in the United States and the largest entrepreneurship hub on USC’s campus. From ideation to launch, growth, and scaling, the Greif Center supports founders through dynamic programs, competitions, funding, coaching, and a thriving investor network that includes industry partners, executives, and thought partners in Los Angeles and around the globe. USC Marshall is internationally recognized for its emphasis on entrepreneurship and innovation, social responsibility, and path-breaking research -- it ranks 10th in research among North American business schools. USC Marshall offers its nearly 7,000 undergraduate and graduate students a unique world view and unparalleled global experiential opportunities.

VU Venture Partners is a multi-stage venture capital fund focusing on Consumer, Enterprise, FinTech, Frontier, Healthcare, and PropTech

We are the nations first democratized early stage investment fund. We are comprised of high-caliber individuals from top tier institutions with a diverse set of experience and backgrounds. Together, we invest in early stage startups in the Los Angeles and Orange County area.