Now accepting applications for Fall 2024 programs. Solve a high-impact problem with a business or launch your own startup!

Discover business & entrepreneurship
in high school

Venture Camp is where ambitious high school students gain real-world skills and launch their own businesses.

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Now enrolling for Fall 2024 entrepreneurship programs.
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Mentors, instructors, and program managers come from

Gain experience and stand out by taking action in the real-world

“Venture Camp is the type of program I wish existed when I was in high school”

Sonny Mo

Sonny was co-founder at Bloom and studied at Brown University

“Ben and the instruction team at Venture Camp are real founders supporting high school student entrepreneurs”

Viraj Bindra

Viraj is a product leader at DoorDash and graduated from Stanford University

“Their mentorship helped us build a startup that was accepted into Y Combinator”

Shobha Dasari

Shobha is the co-founder of Flair Health, a Y Combinator-backed startup, and studied at Stanford

Find a Venture Camp program that's right for you

Innovation Connect
Supercharge your skills for class, career, and college by working on a high-impact problem for a real business
START DATE
October 7th, 2024 (Fall 2024)
Duration
10 weeks (~5-10 hours per week)
Format
Begins with a 3-week career bootcamp, then connect with a real company to tackle a pressing business problem in a team.
Outcomes
  • Consult on real business projects for leading startups and companies
  • Gain experience in marketing, business, and AI
  • Work on social media marketing and AI content creation
  • Develop skills to secure internships and build a portfolio
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Launch a Startup
Work 1:1 with a startup coach to launch your own business with traction and revenue
START DATE
September 23, 2024 (Fall 2024)
Duration
12 weeks (~5-10 hours per week)
Format
Individual work with weekly workshops, 1:1 meetings with your startup coach, and optional co-working sessions
Outcomes
  • Become the founder & CEO of your own revenue-generating business
  • Develop skills in sales, marketing, and pitching
  • Receive weekly mentorship from entrepreneurs
  • Achieve milestones and join hands-on workshops
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Kai Chen
Applied Research at OpenAI, Co-Founder at Dispatch Technologies. Penn M&T ‘17
Shobha Dasari
Co-Founder at Flair Health. Y Combinator and Stanford alumni.
Alex Sands
Co-Founder at Pilot, Wharton/Penn M&T alumni.
Sonny Mo
Co-Founder/CEO Bloom, Thiel Fellow, and Brown 2021.
Ajay Patel
Machine Learning PhD at Penn. Co-Founder at Plasticity.
Taylor Carol
Founder/CEO at EveryCare, Harvard alumni. Former PM at Lyft.
Our Mentors

Mentorship from a world-class network of young founders and industry leaders

During our Venture Camp programs, students work closely with dedicated instructors who will guide them through the process of launching their own business or making an impact on an existing one.

In addition to each student's dedicated guide, they will learn from and connect with a world-class mentor network of experienced founders and industry experts.

Kai Chen
Research at OpenAI, Co-Founder at Dispatch Technologies. Penn M&T ‘17
Shobha Dasari
Co-Founder at Flair Health. Y Combinator and Stanford alumni.
Alex Sands
Co-Founder at Pilot, Wharton/Penn M&T alumni.
Sonny Mo
Co-Founder/CEO Bloom, Thiel Fellow, and Brown 2021.
Ajay Patel
Machine Learning PhD at Penn. Co-Founder at Plasticity.
Jerry Registre
Product at Meta, Harvard alumni. Co-Founder at Peerlift.
WORKING TOGETHER

Mentorship from a world-class founder and industry network

During Venture Camp, teens get instruction, do 1:1 mentorship, have office hours, and hear talks from entrepreneurs and business leaders.

WORKING TOGETHER

Engaging bootcamp experiences

During Venture Camp programs, teens receive instruction, get 1:1 and small-group mentorship, have office hours, and hear talks from entrepreneurs and business leaders. All while creating their own business or solving a high-impact problem for a leading startup or company.

GOING FORWARD

Establish a robust foundation for college and your future career

At the end of every Venture Camp program, you’ll be equipped with real-world business skills that drive success in college and your future career.

Accelerate your career at top companies
Showcase your passion and drive for colleges
YOUR MENTORS

Learn from real entrepreneurs and technologists by building in the real world

Ben Hsu
Ben is an instructor at Venture Camp. He spent the past 4 years as the co-founder/CEO of Songbird, a healthcare technology company for children with autism. He helped grow Songbird to serve hundreds of families across 3 states, raise $10m+ from Kleiner Perkins, and build a 120+ person team.

Ben also taught the Management of Technology course at The Wharton School. Today, he continues to support motivated and passionate college students and young entrepreneurs.

Ben graduated from the Jerome Fisher Program in Management & Technology between Wharton and UPenn.
Alex Sands
Alex is an instructor at Venture Camp. He is a co-founder at Plasticity, a natural language processing and AI startup that was acquired in 2020.

Alex also co-founded Pilot, a non-profit that hosted nation-wide high school hackathons to teach students how to code. He ran these events in 14 different cities, with several events reaching 200+ students and 30+ mentors.
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Alex was a part of Y Combinator S17 and graduated from the Jerome Fisher Program in Management & Technology between Wharton and UPenn.
STUDENT NETWORK

Join a network of ambitious and passionate student entrepreneurs

Early applications to interview for Venture Camp's Fall 2024 programs are due August 15, 2024—apply today.

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