Private scholarship and educational program providing Kansas City area university students interested in entrepreneurship and private finance deep, real world experiential learning opportunities. Students receive training in the basics of private finance, from Angel and Early-Stage investing, through to Mergers and Acquisitions. Along the way, students get to work on real world projects, performing due diligence, studying markets, crafting and negotiating deal terms, helping venture-backed companies and making investments.

Institutionalizing a venture capital franchise

Engaging donors to catalyze innovation and job growth through equity investments in promising early-stage firms and providing those firms an accelerated pathway to success. Leveraging donations and reinvesting returns to create a perpetual source of early stage capital and an economic growth engine creating more scalable firms and quality jobs for our region.