Yale SOM Private Equity & Venture Capital Club

Our Mission

Our mission as the Private Equity & Venture Capital Club is to raise the profile of the Yale School of Management ("SOM") in the private capital community and support members with access to education, practical training, and networking opportunities to accelerate their career development in this space.

We focus on three core pillars: delivering robust education to our community, providing hands-on learning opportunities, and facilitating career connections for those looking to transition into the field.

Education

Educate members about the private capital ecosystem, leveraging Yale faculty, industry experts, and exclusive resources

Hands-On Training

Help students build the skills necessary for recruiting and working in private equity and venture capital roles

Professional Network

Connect students with industry practitioners via on-campus events, speaker panels, and our annual symposium

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Upcoming Events

Oct 8 | 11:45am - 12:45pm

Private Equity Internship Recruiting Panel

Come hear from 2nd-year students who recruited into various different PE internships last year! Panelists include: Michelle Li (Deal team) Griffin Schultz (PE Ops) Sofiane Hochart (Deal team) Moderated by Kristian Olsen

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Oct 14 | 12:00pm - 1:00pm

VC Recruiting in the Age of AI: AMA with Sophia Zhao

Join the Yale SOM PE/VC Club for 'VC Recruiting in the Age of AI', a candid conversation and AMA with Sophia Zhao, Partner at Alumni Ventures and Yale SOM MAM ’17. Sophia will discuss how AI is changing the day-to-day work of venture investors and how VC firms evaluate candidates today. The conversation will cover what actually demonstrates interest and investment judgment, how to build a track record through company pipelines and written analysis, how to navigate VC’s unstructured recruiting process, what Associates and Principals actually do, breaking into venture from non-traditional backgrounds, and practical ways to stand out in the application pool. Sophia is a Partner at Alumni Ventures, where she works across the AI Fund, AI First Fund, Blockchain Fund and Women’s Fund. She brings experience in capital advisory, corporate development and operational optimization, with industry exposure spanning cloud computing, mining and minerals, consumer goods and Web3. Since 2018, she has worked in the crypto ecosystem at Galaxy Digital, Huobi US and Crypto.com, engaging with startups and institutional clients on capital raising and trading across the Americas, Europe and Asia. She also serves as a mentor and judge with organizations including Yale’s Tsai CITY for Innovation, Berkeley’s Blockchain Xcelerator and Techstars, and is currently supporting AI data and applications deals within her team. Sophia holds a BBA from Simon Fraser University, an MBA from the University of British Columbia and an MAM from the Yale School of Management. The first half of the session will be a moderated conversation, followed by an open Q&A. Students are encouraged to bring candid questions about venture capital careers, recruiting and deciding whether VC is the right path for them.

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Oct 28 | 11:45am - 12:45pm

Healthcare Investing in the AI Era

The PE/VC Club is hosting Yale alumnus Ren Du (MD, MPH), General Partner at Heuristic Capital, to discuss Healthcare Investing in the AI Era. Ren will share her unique perspective as an early-stage investor in a healthcare-dedicated fund.

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