Duke Ventures

Name

Duke Ventures

Legal name

Duke Ventures

Website

https://dukeventures.wordpress.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Education and Training Services

NAICS

Professional and Management Development Training (611430)

SIC

Investment Advice (6282)

akta.pro primary industry

Entrepreneurship Foundations & Startup Basics (EDAMAHAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Entrepreneurship, Business & Innovation Camps (EDAMALAL)

Keywords

• Venture capital education
• Student entrepreneurship training
• Deal evaluation workshops
• Due diligence training
• Early-stage investing education

Headquarters

HQ city

Loria

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Workshop Registration Fees: Revenue generated from ticket sales for the annual Venture Workshop educational event. The 2014 workshop sold 140 tickets and received strong demand with a waitlist.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Duke Ventures is a student-run organization affiliated with Duke University's Fuqua School of Business that delivers educational programs focused on venture capital training. Its flagship offering is the Venture Workshop, an intensive in-person session that teaches students practical deal evaluation and due diligence skills for early-stage investing. The program is run with full support from Fuqua faculty and in partnership with related Duke entrepreneurship and VC clubs.

Product overview

Duke Ventures is a student-run organization that provides educational programs focused on venture capital training. The organization operates primarily through its flagship Venture Workshop program, which educates students on deal evaluation and due diligence in early-stage investing. The organization is supported by Duke University's Fuqua School of Business faculty and operates in partnership with The Duke MBA Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital Club and Duke Innovation And Entrepreneurship Program.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Venture Workshop 2014 An intensive, in-person educational workshop that trains Duke University students (primarily MBA students at the Fuqua School of Business) on deal evaluation and due diligence in early-stage investing. The program is supported by Fuqua faculty and co-hosted with related Duke entrepreneurship and VC clubs, and is designed for students interested in venture capital and entrepreneurship careers. The 2014 edition sold out all 140 tickets within 5 days of opening registration.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Duke MBA Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital ClubcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerCo-hosting partner for the 2014 Venture Workshop. This club represents MBA students interested in entrepreneurship and venture capital careers and provides a natural channel for recruiting workshop participants.
• Duke Innovation And Entrepreneurship ProgramcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerCo-hosting partner for the 2014 Venture Workshop. This university program focuses on innovation and entrepreneurship education, aligning with Duke Ventures' mission to train students in venture capital skills.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights1 record

Broad incumbents

• Kauffman Foundation: Major foundation supporting entrepreneurship education and research. Comparable in mission to Duke Ventures — advancing practical entrepreneurship and investing education — but operates at significantly greater scale and scope as a national incumbent.
• Techstars Startup Programs: Global accelerator and entrepreneurship education organization offering workshops and founder training. Comparable to Duke Ventures in delivering practical early-stage venture education, though Techstars is a large incumbent with paid programs and venture backing.
• Startup Grind: Global startup community and education platform hosting events and workshops for entrepreneurs and investors. Overlaps with Duke Ventures in providing practitioner-oriented VC/entrepreneurship education, but operates at far broader scale with a network model.

Direct peers

• Wharton Entrepreneurship Club: Student-led organization at Wharton focused on entrepreneurship and venture capital exposure for MBAs. Directly comparable in audience and educational scope to Duke Ventures, with similar faculty and institutional support structures.
• Stanford Venture Capital & Private Equity Club: Student-run organization at Stanford GSB that educates MBA students on venture capital and private equity. Most directly comparable to Duke Ventures in mission, format, and audience — both are top-tier business school student clubs providing practical VC training.
• Berkeley Haas Venture Capital Club: Student organization at UC Berkeley Haas providing MBAs with practical exposure to VC investing and deal evaluation. Closely mirrors Duke Ventures' student-led VC education model within a leading MBA program.
• MIT $100K Entrepreneurship Competition: MIT's flagship student-run entrepreneurship competition and educational program. Comparable as a student-organized initiative providing practical exposure to deal evaluation, pitching, and early-stage venture concepts within a leading university.
• Columbia Business School Entrepreneurship Club: Student-led organization at Columbia Business School supporting MBA entrepreneurship and VC interests. Directly analogous to Duke Ventures in providing student-organized VC education, workshops, and networking at a top MBA program.
• HBS Entrepreneurship Club: Student-run entrepreneurship organization at Harvard Business School that supports MBAs interested in venture capital and startups. Comparable to Duke Ventures in delivering practical, peer-led VC and entrepreneurship training at a leading business school.
• INSEAD Entrepreneurship Club: Student-run entrepreneurship and VC organization at INSEAD providing MBA students with practical venture investing exposure. Comparable to Duke Ventures in scope and student-led delivery model at a globally recognized business school.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/dukeventures

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments2 records

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