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Invest in the next innovation.

Your support helps Vanderbilt founders build unicorn-ready companies that solve real-world problems and create a brighter tomorrow.

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Many ways to make a difference.

Support founders with your time, treasure, and talent. There's a role for everyone in our entrepreneurial community.

Mentor Startups

Mentor Startups

Share meaningful advice from former CEOs, founders, executives, alumni, Dore parents, and community supporters.

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Share your experience and guide the next generation of Vanderbilt founders as a mentor. Become a mentor
Fund Startups

Fund Startups

Help promising early-stage ventures, from pre-seed through Series A, through two current programs.

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The Vanderbilt Venture Scout program helps facilitate introductions for private market placements within the Vanderbilt network. Student scouts interview founders and customers when applicable, perform market research, conduct due diligence, and prepare investment memos that can be distributed to alumni investors.
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Attend Convoy

Attend Convoy

Join our premier entrepreneurial gathering that connects founders, investors, alumni, students, faculty, parents, and affiliates across the Vanderbilt community.

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Support the C4E

Support the C4E

Help grow the ecosystem and support programs such as scholarships, the student venture fund, ETA fellows, the general fund, and the building fund.

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A Growing Impact

Building unicorns with us.

Vanderbilt founders are tackling big problems. Your support helps more ideas become what's next.

800participants at Convoy
7unicorn founders
7YC-backed founders
80+investors
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Why Support Matters

Ideas grow faster with a stronger community.

The Vanderbilt C4E serves as the front door for students and alumni to build companies of consequence. Your support accelerates mentorship, customer validation, capital access, and ecosystem growth — helping more Vanderbilt founders turn bold ideas into global impact.

“Your support helps founders build unicorn-ready companies that change the world.”

Vanderbilt C4E

More founders

Expand access, unlock opportunity.

Stronger networks

Connect founders with customers, investors, and mentors.

Greater impact

Turn breakthrough ideas into real-world solutions.

Our Signature Event

Convoy: a stronger tomorrow, together.

Launched in 2025, Convoy is one of the largest university-led entrepreneurial conferences in the country, bringing together supporters, founders, alumni, students, faculty, parents, and investors to build connections and fuel what's next.

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