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Students manage millions. Venture capital fund is valuable teaching tool

January 19, 2006 /

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Ask Lauren Gibbs what makes an attractive venture capital deal, and the 21-year-old Westminster College student answers like a seasoned investment specialist.

No surprise.

Gibbs, a senior majoring in economics, is one of 25 Utah students who manage the $7 million University Venture Fund, a student-run venture capital fund that was raised entirely by students through outside investors.

Instead of reading about venture deals in a textbook, these students are making the deals — raising capital, performing due diligence and partnering with leading venture capital firms.

By Dave Anderton
Deseret Morning News

Full Story: http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,635177345,00.html

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