Yale Undergraduate Capital Partners

What Yale Undergraduate Capital Partners does

Yale Undergraduate Capital Partners (YUCP) is a student-run, non-profit collegiate venture capital chapter affiliated with Yale University and operating under the parent Collegiate Capital Partners network, which spans five universities (Harvard, MIT, Penn, Princeton, Yale). Founded in 2023, the chapter is led by three General Partners — Krisha Ramani, Mae Chew, and Alex Lan — supported by a broader team of student directors and advisors totaling approximately 19 members. Its function is to act as a curated sourcing and diligence intermediary between Yale-affiliated startup founders and a network of 60 institutional VC partners with combined assets under management of $27 billion or more, alongside a wider ecosystem of 2,500+ startups that has facilitated $23M+ in investments.

The chapter's core products are three programs: a Sourcing Program that channels Yale-tied dealflow into partner VC firms, a Diligence Program in which student analysts perform investment diligence on startups referred by partner VCs, and the Yale Pitchbook, a curated publication of startup opportunities distributed across the network. The underlying operating model is community-led and relationship-driven rather than technology-driven: dealflow, diligence, and introductions are executed by student members operating under the chapter's brand and the Collegiate Capital Partners umbrella, with no disclosed proprietary technology stack, no AI or ML tooling, and no SaaS product surface.

As a non-profit student organization, YUCP does not disclose a pricing model, revenue figures, or paid commercial offering. Its go-to-market is effectively community-based — leveraging Yale's brand, the parent network's VC relationships, and selective annual recruitment to maintain a steady flow of student talent into partner VCs and startups. The chapter's economic significance lies less in monetizable revenue than in its role as a low-cost, high-trust dealflow and diligence channel for institutional VC partners seeking exposure to Yale-affiliated founders.

Name

Yale Undergraduate Capital Partners

Legal name

Collegiate Capital Partners

Website

https://yucp.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2023

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Yale Undergraduate Capital Partners is a student-run, non-profit Yale VC chapter that sources and diligenes Yale-affiliated startups for a network of 60 institutional VC partners under the Collegiate Capital Partners umbrella.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Venture Capital Research Services

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (61131)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Security Brokers, Dealers & Flotation Companies (6211)

akta.pro primary industry

Technology Transfer & Innovation-Driven Research Universities (High Commercialization) (EDAHABAH)

Keywords

• Venture capital services
• Deal sourcing
• Due diligence
• Startup scouting
• Collegiate capital

Headquarters

HQ city

New Haven

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. VC Diligence Services: Provides dedicated teams of student analysts to client VC firms for due diligence deliverables. Teams are led by a principal with VC or startup experience.
2. Deal Sourcing Services: Sources startups and provides inbound deal flow to investors. Deliverables include top YUCP-sourced companies aligned with investment thesis, introductions to compelling companies, and access to online sourcing database.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

YUCP harnesses top Yale University students to provide VC diligence and deal sourcing services for institutional venture capital clients. Its Sourcing Program delivers curated university startup deal flow, company introductions, and access to an online sourcing database. Its Diligence Program assigns dedicated teams of student analysts led by principals with VC or startup experience to deliver biweekly due diligence reports tailored to each client firm's investment thesis.

Product overview

Yale Undergraduate Capital Partners (YUCP) operates as a collegiate venture capital chapter offering two core service programs: the Sourcing Program and the Diligence Program. The Sourcing Program provides investors with curated deal flow, company introductions, and access to an online sourcing database. The Diligence Program offers dedicated student analyst teams for due diligence deliverables. Additionally, the Yale Pitchbook platform connects founders with the network of VC partners. YUCP's network spans 5 universities, 60 VC partners, $27B+ partner AUM, and has facilitated $23M+ in investments across 2,500+ startups.

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Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sourcing Program Delivers top YUCP-sourced companies aligned with each investor client's investment thesis, provides introductions to compelling companies, and offers access to an online sourcing database. The program leverages insider perspective at top universities including Harvard, MIT, Penn, Princeton, and Yale, with analysts monitoring university innovation hubs and alumni groups to give investors early access to university startups before they gain widespread exposure.
• Diligence Program Provides a dedicated team of student analysts led by a principal with VC or startup experience to each client VC firm. Deliverables include biweekly due diligence outputs with constant team communication, a closely tailored program fit to each firm's needs, and analysts with customizable technical backgrounds drawn from fields including molecular biology, statistics and data science, computer science, and economics.
• Yale Pitchbook A structured intake platform that enables founders to connect with YUCP's network of top venture capital firms across the nation by filling out their company information.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and minor.

• Harvard Undergraduate Capital PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFounding chapter of Collegiate Capital Partners network. YUCP references Harvard's diligence and sourcing programs as examples of the model. Both chapters collaborate within the collegiate network.
• MIT Undergraduate Capital PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of the 5-university Collegiate Capital Partners network. Leverages MIT's innovation ecosystem for deal sourcing.
• Princeton Undergraduate Capital PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of the collegiate network enabling cross-university deal flow and shared VC partner relationships.
• Penn Undergraduate Capital PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of the collegiate network providing expanded university coverage for investor clients.
• Collegiate Capital PartnersflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerParent organization connecting YUCP with 60 VC partners, $27B+ partner AUM, and 2,500+ startups across 5 university chapters.
• Alira HealthminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAdvisor Dr. Arpita Goyal is affiliated with Alira Health, providing healthcare/life sciences sector expertise to the organization.
• Red Sea VenturesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAdvisor Tamar Vidra is affiliated with Red Sea Ventures, a VC firm providing industry expertise and network connections.
• Yale UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary university partner providing access to Yale's academic community, innovation hubs, alumni networks, and professor-backed research for deal sourcing and diligence.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/yale-undergraduate-capital-partners

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Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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