Experience launching a startup
in high school
Venture Camp is an entrepreneurship summer program where high school students create a real business
July 1st - July 29th, 2024. Join from anywhere 🌎
Mentors, instructors, and program managers come from
Make your summer count build a real business
Sonny Mo
Sonny was co-founder at Bloom and studied at Brown University
Viraj Bindra
Viraj is a product leader at DoorDash and graduated from Stanford University
Shobha Dasari
Shobha is the co-founder of Flair Health, a Y Combinator-backed startup, and studied at Stanford
Explore Venture Camp in 5 minutes
Launch your startup—with our proven process
By the end of Venture Camp, you will emerge with a business, a launched product/service, users, and even revenue.
Ideation 💡
- Learn entrepreneurship fundamentals
- Learn how to identify real problems to solve
- Apply techniques from Y Combinator and Wharton
- Create and test business ideas
Research & Build 💻
- Market research and customer interviews
- Learn tactical skills: no-code, technology tools, writing
- Build a minimum viable product (MVP)
Market & Sell 🚀
- Learn how to market and sell your product/service
- Strategies and tools for outreach
- Learn business and finance fundamentals
- Get real traction: users and revenue ($)
Grow & Pitch 📈
- Continue to iterate and improve your product
- Leadership and teamwork best practices
- Learn how to build a pitch deck
- Share your business and traction at demo day!
Mentorship from a world-class young founder and industry network
During Venture Camp, teams will closely partner with a dedicated instructor who will guide them through the process of launching their business.
In addition to each student's dedicated guide, they will learn from and connect with a wide world-class mentor network.
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.
An engaging bootcamp experience
During Venture Camp, 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.
Establish a robust foundation for college and your future career
At the end of Venture Camp, you’ll have a real business that you can submit to pitch competitions, continue to grow as an independent study, and even pitch VCs for funding.
Bridging Silicon Valley startup tactics and research from leading business schools
- Runs from July 1st to July 29th, 2024
- 4-week intensive (~20-25 hours per week)
- Experience enterpreneurship by launching your own business with traction (users or revenue)
- In-person weekend meetups in SF Bay Area, NYC, and DC
- Each startup (solo or team) pairs with a mentor
- Live workshops, business/product development talks
- Group recreational activities and community building
- Virtual bootcamp means you can join from anywhere
Learn from real entrepreneurs and technologists — by building in the real world
Ben graduated from the Jerome Fisher Program in Management & Technology between Wharton and UPenn.
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.
Alex was a part of Y Combinator S17 and graduated from the Jerome Fisher Program in Management & Technology between Wharton and UPenn.
A network of ambitious and passionate student entrepreneurs
Applications to interviw for Venture Camp 2024 (July 1st - July 29th) are closing soon—apply today.