Aggie Venture Fund
The Aggie Venture Fund (AVF) puts students inside the fast-moving world of venture capital — evaluating real startups, working alongside active investors, and influencing live investment decisions.Quick Links
Learn Venture Capital by Doing Venture Capital
This experience is grounded in an academically rigorous curriculum covering the essential frameworks, strategies, and decision-making skills behind successful venture investing. Through focused readings, candid conversations with guest investors, and hands-on analysis inside and outside the classroom, students learn how professionals identify opportunities, assess risk, and build conviction.
Along the way, students develop relationships with leaders from top venture capital firms and innovative startups — gaining the experience, judgment, and network to accelerate careers in venture capital, entrepreneurship, and the broader innovation economy.
Real startups. Real investors. Real decisions.
Program Overview
How to Apply
Applications for the Spring 2027 AVF will open in October or November 2026.
Summary
- Credit Hours: 3
- Listed as: FINC 430/FINC 628
Eligible Applicants
All undergraduate and masters students at Texas A&M University.
Preference for students to have completed FINC 341 or FINC 409.
Application Detail
Students are selected by a combination of academic credentials, experience and motivation. Interview by invitation
Advising
Each program has its own application process and requirements. Review the program requirements and be sure to talk to the program office about Experiential Education Programs.
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