Undergraduate support network and community for students interested in venture, making introductions and running a pitch competition for no-equity founder grants.
Also known as / formerly Harvard College Ventures, Harvard College Ventures (HV), Harvard Ventures
- Joining
- CompFirst-years eligible · No experience needed
- Time commitment
- 1–2 h/week during comp
How to join
- Comp — Doing the club's work for a while to show you can, then you join.
Details
- Dues
- No dues required
What they do
- Weekly comp meetings with fireside chats, working sessions, and interactive presentations by board members
- Group project to develop and pitch a startup idea
- I3 annual pitch competition awarding no-equity grants to undergraduate founders
- VentureWorks 8-week startup incubator
- All-expenses-paid NYC trip to pitch to founders and investors
- Speaker events with top founders and investors
- Networking events and socials
- Yearly startup accelerator (VentureWorks)
Mission, in their words
Serve students interested in startups and venture capital by acting as a hub for members to connect, collaborate, and innovate, and provide skills, resources, and relationships to become leaders in the entrepreneurial ecosystem.
More links
- Career center listingHarvard directory
- Comp
- Get Involved
Sources
- Link supplied by the index editorhclubs editor · seen Oct 13, 2026
- Harvard College Ventures (HV) – Harvard FAS | Mignone Center for Career SuccessHarvard page · seen Oct 29, 2026
- Student clubs (career center)Harvard page · seen Oct 4, 2026
- CS clubsHarvard page · seen Sep 30, 2026
- Comp — Harvard VenturesClub website · seen Oct 29, 2026
- FAQs — Harvard VenturesClub website · seen Oct 29, 2026
- Team — Harvard VenturesClub website · seen Oct 29, 2026
- Harvard Undergraduate VenturesClub website · seen Oct 29, 2026
- Harvard Ventures articleClub website · seen Sep 30, 2026
- Contact — Harvard VenturesClub website · seen Sep 30, 2026
- Venture Works — Harvard VenturesClub website · seen Sep 30, 2026
- Partner — Harvard VenturesClub website · seen Sep 30, 2026
- Harvard Ventures Interest Form - Student FairClub recruiting page · seen Oct 12, 2026
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