venture.universityReviews of venture.university

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.

VU was a very quick decision for me and it is by far among the best I've made! Coming from startups as a founder and operator, VU opened up a new perspective for me - almost like taking a new seat around the same table but getting a clearer view. A year later after graduation, I've accelerated my career greatly now working with founders that seek support in fundraise. The knowledge, skills and network gained from the experience are benefiting not only me but to dozens of founder in developing nations.

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.

I just finished my first cohort and am trying to plan when I can do my next one. I was able to work with and learn from some amazing people. It was an incredible experience and opportunity.

I loved, loved, loved the Venture University experience. The program surpassed all my expectations. I started my full-time startup and venture journey in March 2021 and spent every week of the last year talking to entrepreneurs/founders, VC Funds, Funds of Funds, foundations, angel investor groups, and more than 50 corporates. In addition, I consumed hundreds of hours of Y Combinator, DreamIt Ventures, and other startup/founder videos, podcasts, articles, plus attended dozens of events, seminars, and panels about VCs, emerging fund managers, and startups. I spent one year absorbing as much content as possible and actually building ventures and startups with entrepreneurs before doing Venture University. I wish I had done Venture University before starting startups and investing. Net, VU has been by far, the best and most useful content and learning experience I have had. I found more value in what VU put together and shared with us in the first week than in one year of all the other resources. The two VU leaders distilled the fundamentals of Venture Capital and the startup world and shared useful guidance on how to move forward based on their decades of VC experience. This is priceless! I wish that I had done this program sooner. Bottom line, I value the experience, the content, the insights, and wisdom that Skyler, Andrew and the rest of the VU team shared. I highly recommend this program.

I did 3 semesters and it was a great experience. I highly recommend it if you wish to understand Venture Capital and want to join the industry.

I did an analysis of a 100 page Fund Constitution and Subscription doc for a Fund and was able to do that effectively because of VU Master Class lessons. The feeling is like when all what you studied appears on an exam!!! Recommend the Program!!!

Amazing program. Would highly recommend for anyone trying to break into venture or private equity.