Venture University
Jenna Fernandes is an experienced professional who currently holds the title of Operating Partner at Finally Fund Admin. Jenna also serves as an Operating Partner at VU Venture Partners and Co-Founder, Operating Partner, & Head of Admissions at Venture University. Jenna is also the CEO & Co-Founder of The Next Big Thing: The Game of Entrepreneurship. In the past, Jenna has held positions such as Director of Curriculum at Women 2.0 and Chief Executive Officer at CareBooker. Jenna has a BA in Political Science and Entrepreneurship from Tufts University and has also studied at The Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth.
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Venture University
Venture University is the world's 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. VU's 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.