Van Wickle Ventures

We're a student-run venture fund investing across all stages in Brown-affiliated companies.

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Van Wickle Ventures's mission is to support entrepreneurs on College Hill and beyond while democratizing VC education. Inspired by the characteristically Brown spirit of innovation, VWV backs the university’s most groundbreaking students, faculty, and alumni.

740Companies sourced
$25–50kCheck size
13Investments
College Hill
Our Mission

Support entrepreneurs on College Hill, democratize VC education.

We aim to back Brown's most ambitious students, faculty and alumni. Figma, MongoDB, Warby Parker, Casper and Workday all came out of Brown; each reimagined an industry rather than optimising it. We look for the next set of founders doing something similar, and help them the best we can.

Associates (you!) source and diligence every opportunity. The memo goes to an investment committee of alumni investors from funds like Insight Partners, Pear VC and Alumni Ventures, who vote go or no-go. All returns are reinvested back into the fund.

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Bulletin #96

2026 VWV Applications, The IPO Window Reopens, SpaceX's Rocky Debut, Anthropic and OpenAI's Filings, The Boring Company's $3B Round, and Medici Brands Hits $2.25B

In this week's bulletin - VWV applications, the recent IPO market, SpaceX's bumpy months post-IPO, Anthropic and OpenAI IPOs, The Boring Company's $3B raise, and Medici Brands’ $2.25B valuation! 💯

Volume #36

Mapping the AI Bubble— Circular Supply-Chains, Geopolitical Fragility, and a Modern Big Short

This week, Jaden Anselmo, VP of Portfolio Management, unpacks the so-called AI bubble, explaining what’s driving it, what it means, who the major players are, and how investors are thinking about it.

Deep Dive #2

The Right Way to Think About "Generative" AI

In our second installation of our Deep Dive series, we take a closer look at the hype around "generative" AI and argue that investors may not be thinking about opportunities in GenAI in the right way.

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Van Wickle Ventures provides students with invaluable venture experience, introduces an incredible community, and jumpstarts connections with premier founders.

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