Organization:Kauffman Fellows Program
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| Founded | 1994 |
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| Founder | Ewing Marion Kauffman |
| Type | Non-operating private foundation (IRS exemption status): 501(c)(3)[1] |
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Key people | Jeff Harbach (CEO) |
| Website | www |
The Kauffman Fellowship is a two-year educational, networking, and leadership development program for venture capitalists.[2] It was named after Ewing Marion Kauffman. The Kauffman Fellows Program is a nonprofit with a history of identifying, educating, mentoring and networking future venture capitalists. As of 2011[update], it had graduated more than 250 fellows, who have worked at venture firms in the U.S. and internationally.[3]
In 2020 the Kauffman Fellows Program celebrated its 25th anniversary and welcomed its “Class 25” cohort of 61 incoming Fellows, 41 % of whom were women and 49 % identified as people of colour, marking the organisation’s most diverse class at that time. [4]
By 2025 the programme heralded a global network spanning over 65 countries and announced that its incoming Class 30 cohort came from 20 countries across 6 continents — underscoring its expansion and international reach. [5]
History
The Kauffman Fellows Program originated as an endeavor of the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, from which it was spun out in 2000,[6] and is now managed by the Center for Venture Education, based in Palo Alto, California.
Notable Kauffman Fellows
- Trish Costello, Portfolia
- Mamoon Hamid,[7] Social Capital
- Jenny Lee, GGV Capital
- Mala Gaonkar
- Michael McCullough
- Justin Rockefeller[8]
References
- ↑ "Kauffman Fellows - FAQ". http://kauffmanfellows.org/about/faqs.
- ↑ "SKF - Fellowship". Archived from the original on 2010-08-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20100819073614/http://www.kauffmanfellows.org/overview.aspx. Retrieved 2010-09-05.
- ↑ Perlroth, Nicole. "Midas: The Methodology" (in en). Forbes. https://www.forbes.com/2011/04/05/midas-list-methodology.html#212cb9695c5e.
- ↑ "Welcome Kauffman Fellows Class 25!". June 16, 2020. https://www.kauffmanfellows.org/journal/welcome-kauffman-fellows-class-25.
- ↑ "Meet Class 30". June 17, 2025. https://www.kauffmanfellows.org/journal/meet-class-30.
- ↑ "TrueBridge's Second Fund of Funds Good News for Kauffman Fellows - Venture Capital Dispatch - WSJ". https://blogs.wsj.com/venturecapital/2012/01/12/truebridge%E2%80%99s-second-fund-of-funds-good-news-for-kauffman-fellows/.
- ↑ "Mamoon Hamid: Executive Profile & Biography - Bloomberg". https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=25337770&privcapId=21381&previousCapId=19597&previousTitle=CRV.
- ↑ "Justin Rockefeller". Rockefeller Brothers Fund. http://www.rbf.org/people/justin-rockefeller. Retrieved September 23, 2014.
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