Jesuit Venture Fund

Est. on a 450-year network

The world's largest network of founders.

The first fund built to back them. 1.2 million founders across the Jesuit universities, in 12 countries.

For investors For founders
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We're connected to each entrepreneurship center and alumni network.

Across every school, and the alumni behind them.

The network

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1599Since

Manila. Bogotá. Bangalore. Madrid. Palo Alto.

Selected investments

Where the network already leads.

Alef Aeronautics unveils its flying car
01
Aviation · Santa Clara University

Alef Aeronautics

The first electric car that drives and flies. Road-legal today, and FAA-cleared.

$1BIn pre-orders
3,500Orders
Tim DraperDeep tech
alef.aero →
02
Robotics · Y Combinator

Synphony

Robots that work in the real world, harvesting fields no one can staff.

Y CombinatorNVIDIAOpenAI
synphony.co →
Calorify at-home metabolic testing kit
03
Metabolic health · Santa Clara Ventures

Calorify

At-home metabolic testing at the lab standard, using doubly labeled water. Used by clinics, clinical trials, and pro sports teams.

AcquiredHealth
calorify.com →
Intero Biosystems human intestinal organoid under fluorescence imaging
04
Biotech · Forbes 30 Under 30

Intero Biosystems

GastroScreen — stem-cell-derived "mini human guts" that give pharma more predictive drug testing before the clinic, and cut animal testing.

NIH · Merck · J&J backedForbes 30 Under 30
interobiosystems.com →
05
Wearable robotics · Neuro-rehab

BioMotum

SPARK — a wearable ankle exoskeleton that helps people with cerebral palsy, stroke, and neurological injury relearn how to walk.

Wearable roboticsRehabilitation
biomotum.com →

The community

Founders helping founders.

Every Jesuit school has a handful of founders building something serious, and almost none of them know each other. The JECA Slack is where they hire from each other, open doors for each other, and answer the questions that are hard to ask anywhere else.

See what's inside →

Two ways in.

For founders

Apply to JECA.

Founders from the network apply here.

Application received. We'll be in touch.

Or get investor feedback first →

For investors

A seat is by invitation.

A small number of investors join each year. Introductions are by request.

Thank you — we'll be in touch.