Crescent Fund Fellowship

Crescent Fund focuses on growing the student startup ecosystem by deploying capital from student-run fund structures. The organization taps into Southern California's concentration of top engineering and liberal arts colleges, creating a pipeline of student founders and student investors. While formal fellowship documentation is limited, Crescent Fund offers practical venture capital experience through its operational structure and partner roles.

Crescent Fund aims to empower student founders by providing them with capital and resources to grow their startups. The fund focuses on startups with at least one student, dropout, or recent graduate founder from Southern California, fostering a vibrant ecosystem of innovation and entrepreneurship.

Designed for Students, Scouts. The program is in person. Participation is generally part time.

Likely requirements include enrollment at a participating Southern California college or university, demonstrated interest in venture capital or startup operations, and application to the partner program.

Enrollment at participating Southern California college or university and demonstrated interest in venture capital or startup operations are likely requirements.

Participants gain hands-on investment experience, network building within the student founder ecosystem across Southern California, professional development in venture operations and investment decision-making, potential equity participation on successful investments, and resume building through direct VC experience.

Student partners have progressed to roles in venture capital, startup operations, and founder paths, leveraging Crescent Fund experience as entry point to industry.