Global VC Program

Join The World's Leading Investor Accelerator Program

Designed for Aspiring VC/PE Investors, Family Offices, Angel Investors, and Emerging Fund Managers

Focus on Deal Sourcing, Investment Evaluation, and Sharing In The Profits From the Investments Made

Apply to Join An Upcoming Cohort in SF or NYC:

Cohort 7 - Winter 2020: 1/13 - 3/27

Cohort 8 - Spring 2020: 3/30-6/12

Cohort 9 - Summer 2020: 6/15-8/28

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GLOBAL VC PROGRAM

Global VC Program is an invite-only investor training program for future venture capital leaders who want to build their portfolio through real investments and change the world through cross border investments in exponential technologies that solve the world’s most urgent problems.

OUR VISION

The Global VC Program disrupts the traditional VC model and curate top diverse investor talent from the globe while building the most scalable venture capital fund in the world.

PROGRAM BENEFITS

World-class Education

All classes and modules are taught by professors from world-class institutions, top industry experts, and well-known VCs.

Powerful Global

Network

Gain incredible access and meaningful connections to an extensive global network of investors, startups, governments, and industry leaders.

Investment
Track Record

Build an investment portfolio and track record of investing in high quality companies alongside top tier investors, and kickstart or accelerate your career in VC.

Quality Investment Experience

Actively participate in deal sourcing, partner meetings, and investment committees, support portfolio companies, conduct due diligence, draft investment evaluations and recommendations.

Cross Border Opportunities

Amazing insights and expertise in global cross-border investments through regional focused modules and immersive cross border trip meeting startups, investors from different parts of the world.

A Greater Focus

100% of your time will be focused on Venture Capital, Private Equity, Angel Investing, Cross-border Investment opportunities and challenges, and risks and returns.

SPEAKERS

Viney Sawhney, Finance Professor, Harvard University

Professor of Venture Capital & Private Equity at Harvard University (Faculty of Arts & Sciences)
Founder and President of Boston National Capital Partners
25+ Years at Citibank & Other Overseas Banks
MS, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Frank Rimalovski

VC & Professor at New York University

Heads of the NYU Entrepreneurial Institute
Managing Director of the NYU Innovation Venture Fund which invests in early stage NYU startups
A member of the national teaching team for the National Science Foundation’s I-Corps program
An Adjunct Faculty at the NYU School of Engineering
A venture capitalist for over 15 years

Diron Jebejian

Managing Director at Credit Suisse

Managing Director, Financial Sponsors Group, Credit Suisse
20+ yrs at Credit Suisse within investment banking

Jitendra A. Kavathekar

Investor and Former Managing Director @ Accenture Ventures

· Founder and Managing Director, Accenture Ventures, Global Open Innovation

· Experienced entrepreneur of tech companies Pixo, Devicescape, Twiki

· Silicon Valley veteran running tech teams creating iconic products at Yahoo, Motorola, Palm

· Board Member of Silicon Valley Forum

Pamela Goldberg

Babson College & Tufts University

CEO, Massachusetts Technology Collaborative
Director of Entrepreneurial Leadership, Tufts University
Director of Business Relations, Babson College

Timothy Knowles

The Academy

Why We're Great >

Founder & Managing Partner, The Academy Group
Founder & Chairman, The University of Chicago Urban Education Institute
Founder & Director, The University of Chicago Urban Labs
Deputy Superintendent, Boston Public Schools
Founding Director, Teach for America in New York

Euvin Naidoo

Corporate Executive & Professor

· Forbes Ranked Top 10 Most Powerful & Influential Men in Africa

· Partner & Managing Director, Boston Consulting Group

· Head of Strategy, Barclays Africa

· Head of Risk & Credit Portfolio, Standard Bank

· Consultant, McKinsey & Co.

· Harvard Business School, Member of Admissions Board

· Harvard Business School, MB

Marvin Liao

Partner at 500 Startups

Partner at 500 Startups, focuses on the San Francisco Accelerator, Seed Fund Investments & International expansion in Europe
Yahoo, Commercial Expansion into Emerging Markets

Brett Fink

VC at Moderne Ventures

Why We're Great >

Director, Moderne Ventures
Partnerships & Business Development, 500 Startups
Special Projects, SnapChat

Bahiyah Robinson

Founder, VC Include

Why We're Great >

Founder, VC Include
Founder, Robinson (+) Consulting Group
Previous Managing Director, The Appfrica Fund
BA International Relations, UC Davis

Laura Kauer Rodriguez

Yale's Angel Alumni Seed Fund

Managing Director, General Partner, Bulldog Innovation Group: Early stage VC run entirely by Yale alumni, focused on investing in the Yale entrepreneurial community
Recovering Barclays investment banker; Accenture management consultant
BS Engineering, University of Pennsylvania; MBA Yale School of Management

Bruce Taylor

Founder at TAYLOR Consulting

· Founder, Taylor Consulting (Strategy, Marketing, Innovation, Funding, etc.)

· Formerly Executive Director, Global Innovation Programs at Stanford GSB

· Managing Director, Stanford Ignite, Stanford GSB

· 20+ years Silicon Valley experience (Dolby Labs, SNOCAP, Personify, PwC)

· MBA, Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth

Shariq Khan

Partner, EMEA Origination & Distribution at Andriotto

Why We're Great >

· Partner, EMEA Origination & Distribution at Andriotto Financial Services, a financial advisory firm that is a market leader in the blockchain and cryptocurrency industry.

· Partner, Corporate Development and Investor Relations at DizzitUp

· Developmental Director at FarmZero

Brad Holden

Development Manager at Amazon Web Services

VC & Venture Partner at Tomorrow Ventures (Eric Schmidt's Fund, Former Chairman of Google)
Angel & Seed Business Development Manager, Amazon Web Services (AWS)
J.D., Georgetown University
B.A., Middlebury College

Mary Hu

Investment, Diversity, & Inclusion Initiative

Why We're Great >

Chicago Women in Business Group, Capstone Co-chair, University of Chicago Booth School of Business
Fintech VC Associate, Sandalphon Capital
Participating in the Fintech & Blockchain investment team in Venture University's Fourth Cohort
Chicago Booth, MBA
Singapore Management University, BS

David B. Horowitz

Founder & CEO, Touchdown Ventures

Why We're Great >

Touchdown Ventures: A firm that partners with leading corporations to manage their corporate venture capital funds.
Previously Founding Partner and Managing Director at Comcast Ventures for 14 years.
Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Michigan.

PROGRAM DETAIL

The Global VC/PE Investment Apprenticeship Program is highly selective full-time quarterly program where <2% of the candidates are accepted to join the investment team of VU Venture Partners. Individuals participate from the San Francisco and NYC office, or can join virtually.

Venture University is partnering with Accathon to add Global Markets Modules to the curriculum as well as an immersive cross border trip at the end of the program. Through a three-month period packed with classes, an apprenticeship, night modules, fireside chats, and industry events, the Global VC/PE Investment Apprenticeship Program helps professional and aspiring VCs, family offices, fund managers, corporate executives, angel investors to envision their investment strategies globally and connect them with global VC professional network.

PROGRAM MODULES

The Global VC Program includes 5 modules: Cross Border Module, Cross Border Trip, VC/PE Masterclass, Advanced Industry Module, and VU Apprenticeship Program. Click on each module below to learn more:

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VC/PE
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Industry
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Cross Border VC Focused Track

3 Cross Border VC Module Focused Packages

Venture Capital Focused Track

5 VC Module Focus Packages

PARTNERSHIP WITH VENTURE UNIVERSITY

Accathon is excited to announce our partnership with Venture University, the world's leading investor accelerator for venture capital, private equity, and angel investing. Venture University and Accathon believe in "learn by doing" with a hands-on learning approach, a high quality investment education, and the power of a strong global network. Together with Venture University, we look forward to building the most scalable venture platform in the world.