Funding Sources

Student venture fund sponsored by Kickstart Fund invests entirely in student-run companies in Utah. Check size is about $10-20K with over $480K deployed to date in 30 university-based startups.

Contrary is a venture fund that identifies the world’s top early-career engineers, designers, and product minds, and invests in companies they start or join. Investing up to $500K and leading on most deals. Backed by the founders of Facebook, Tesla, and Reddit.

Second-year MBA students run this venture fund at BYU’s Marriott School. Forbes magazine recently designated Cougar Capital as one of the most innovative business classes in America.

A monthly milestone grants offered for startups with short-term projects needing funding. $500-$2,500 grants awarded to startups every month.

They help student entrepreneurs creating socially-minded businesses receive up to $18K in funding through idea validation, product development, and business model transformation

As the largest student-run fund in the country they provide growth capital to entrepreneurs taking their business to the next level

An impact investing firm that addresses the world’s social and environmental problems by making investments that focus on innovative, sustainable, and scalable impact solutions

The Wolverine Fund is a student-run venture capital group that provides a hands-on, engaged learning experience in investing.