Forget the gala, these Silicon Valley schools run their own venture capital funds
A handful of elite Bay Area schools have enlisted parent-donors from Sequoia, Lightspeed, and Battery to steer small pools of donated capital into early-stage startups. With massive IPOs back en vogue, schools are lining up for what could come next.
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Published: 12 August 2026
Source: Fortune AI
Category: News
Topics: Children & education · Finance, VC & PE
Retrieved: 13 August 2026
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