List of Student Investors & VC Firms for Startups (2025)

Student Investors & VC Firms

Last update: May 16, 2025

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19 investors		Geography	Checks	Stages	Investment thesis
	Oxford Angel Fund VC firm	USA	$50k to $100k	3. Early Revenue 2. Prototype+1	We invest in US-based companies founded by founders affiliated with the University of...	100% match! View profile
	Crescent Fund VC firm	USA	$40k to $40k	1. Idea or Patent 2. Prototype	We invest in student founders at Southern California universities.	100% match! Submit deck View profile
	Pesu Venture Labs Startup studio	India	$100k to $200k	1. Idea or Patent	We invest in B2B SAAS based companies with deeptech as a differentiator with special focus on Student lead...	100% match! Submit deck View profile
	Wave Ventures VC firm	Finland Sweden+5	$50k to $50k	1. Idea or Patent 2. Prototype+1	We invest in startups solving millennial problems and startups emerging from the university...	100% match! View profile
	XY Ventures VC firm	Sweden USA	$250k to $1M	3. Early Revenue 4. Scaling+2	We invest in software startups. We leverage deal flow from our angel network and venture partners in the Bay Area,...	100% match! View profile
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	UniQuest Extension Fun... Other	Australia USA+1	$65k to $650k	2. Prototype 3. Early Revenue+1	We invest in technology companies with founders who have a strong connection to the University of Queensland (alumni or...	100% match! Submit deck View profile
	Safar Partners VC firm	USA	$100k to $20M	2. Prototype 3. Early Revenue+1	We invest in technology spinouts out of MIT, Harvard, and the University of...	100% match! View profile
	Invest Blue Angel network	USA	$25k to $150k	2. Prototype 3. Early Revenue+1	We invest in pre-seed and seed stage startups that are either Kentucky based or have an affiliation to the University...	100% match! View profile
	G. Ventures VC firm	France	$60k to $100k	1. Idea or Patent 2. Prototype+1	We invest in Student Founders in France (student and young graduates <2y) From idea to Product-Market Fit, we lead our...	100% match! Submit deck View profile
	KK39 Ventures Corporate VC	Singapore Thailand+5	$50k to $250k	3. Early Revenue 4. Scaling+2	We invest in scalable businesses that provide solutions to either improve the lives of many or bring about efficiencies...	100% match! View profile
	Graduate Entrepreneur VC firm	Netherlands	$50k to $2.5M	1. Idea or Patent 2. Prototype+3	We invest in startups with at least one founder from the TU Delft, Erasmus University Rotterdam or the Erasmus MC....	100% match! Fill form View profile
	Front Row Ventures VC firm	Canada	$25k to $25k	1. Idea or Patent 2. Prototype+1	We invest in Canadian students (undegraduate, graduate, PhD) building tech companies, sector...	100% match! Submit deck View profile
	Asif Ventures VC firm	Netherlands	$25k to $100k	1. Idea or Patent 2. Prototype+1	We invest in Dutch-based students and recent graduate startups.	100% match! Submit deck View profile
	Quantonation VC firm	Israel USA+11	$250k to $1M	2. Prototype 3. Early Revenue+1	We invest in Quantum Tech Startups, Deep Tech, Spin-Off from University, Seed...	100% match! View profile
	Round One Ventures VC firm	Netherlands	$25k to $100k	1. Idea or Patent 3. Early Revenue	We invest in student startups	100% match! Submit deck View profile
	Osage University Partn... VC firm	USA	$5M to $20M	5. Growth 6. Pre-IPO+2	We invest in university startups in partnership with the top research universities in the world including MIT,...	100% match! View profile
	Dorm Room Fund VC firm	USA	$40k to $40k	2. Prototype 3. Early Revenue	We invest in student (or recent grad) -run companies incorporated in the US. Our companies typically have a live...	100% match! View profile
	UTEC - The University ... VC firm	Japan India+3	$1M to $4M	2. Prototype 3. Early Revenue+2	UTEC - The University of Tokyo Edge Capital Partners, is a Japan-based seed/early stage deep-tech venture capital firm...	100% match! View profile
	Entrepreneur First Incubator, Accelerator	UK	min. $137k	N/A	We invest in early career professionals, academics and PhD graduates with two or more years of experience (EF...	100% match! View profile

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