MISSION
We help talented teams with innovative products to take the next step. We provide mentorship, expertise, contacts, and access to capital.
Youniversity Ventures focuses on the internet consumer space and works primarily with students and first-time entrepreneurs in the Bay Area and in the Twin Cities, Minnesota.
Youniversity Ventures focuses on the internet consumer space and works primarily with students and first-time entrepreneurs in the Bay Area and in the Twin Cities, Minnesota.
Jawed Karim
Jawed co-founded YouTube to enable individuals worldwide to broadcast themselves. YouTube is the 3rd most-popular website in the world and one of the fastest-growing websites in the history of the Internet. Prior to YouTube, Jawed was one of the earliest engineers at PayPal, now the world's largest online payment service, where he implemented its first real-time anti-fraud systems.
Jawed has a BS in computer science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and is a PhD student in computer science at Stanford University. Jawed is also a Sequoia Technology Partner at Sequoia Capital.
Kevin Hartz
Kevin co-founded Eventbrite, a popular event registration service. Kevin was co-founder and CEO of Xoom Corporation, an international money transfer company providing service in over 30 countries. Xoom's investors include Peter Thiel, Sequoia Capital, and Stanford University. Kevin previously co-founded ConnectGroup, a start-up providing high-speed Internet access to the hotel industry. ConnectGroup was acquired by Lodgenet in 1998.
Kevin holds a BA and BS from Stanford University and an MA from Oxford University. He has been an early-stage investor and advisor to startups such as PayPal, Geni.com, Friendster, Flixster.com, and Trulia. Kevin is also a Sequoia Technology Partner at Sequoia Capital. You can see his full list of affiliations at www.kevinhartz.com.
Keith Rabois
Keith leads business development and strategy for Slide. Prior to Slide, Keith ran business development and advertising sales for LinkedIn. Earlier in his career, Keith served as Executive Vice President of Business Development and Policy for PayPal. He is currently serving on the Board of Directors of Yelp and Xoom, and was an early investor in YouTube and LinkedIn.
Keith graduated from Stanford University and earned a J.D. from Harvard Law School. He also practiced law at Sullivan & Cromwell. Keith is the only person who owns equity in every VC-financed consumer Internet company founded by former PayPal employees. He is also a Sequoia Technology Partner at Sequoia Capital. You can see his full list of affiliations at www.krabois.com.