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Turn your ambition into action.

Are you ready to take the first real step into the world of venture capital?

The VC Analyst Program is your opportunity to build real investing skills, not by reading about deals, but by doing the work investment analysts do: sourcing and analyzing real deals, debating investment cases, and presenting recommendations to real investors and WU Ignite Ventures. 

Why apply?

Because you don’t want to just learn about venture capital. You want to do venture capital. 

What you’ll take away:

Practice-oriented VC education

Learn venture capital the way it works, not through theory, but through real decision-making. A rigorous curriculum led by WU Ignite Ventures and industry partners gives you a solid foundation in sourcing, due diligence, market sizing, competitive analysis, deal logic, and investment decision-making.
You build the core analytical toolkit expected from analysts at top VC firms.

Hands-on experience in real deals

You won’t work on simulations: you’ll work on real early-stage opportunities. As an analyst, you scout founders on campus and in the ecosystem, run first conversations, analyze markets and teams, and become fully integrated into the live investment process of WU Ignite Ventures. You produce real investment memos with defendable recommendations and participate in weekly IC-style debates.

Exposure & access to the ecosystem

Get direct access to leading VC funds, investors, founders, and domain experts. Through workshops, mentoring, fireside sessions, and IC participation, you build a strong professional network. This visibility, combined with real deal experience, helps you gain credibility, signal readiness to the VC ecosystem, and join a selective early-talent community.

Who should apply?

We are looking for students who:

This program is the right fit if you are:

You should bring to the table:

In partnership with Europe’s leading VCs, so you can learn what funds actually do.
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Voice from the ecosystem

Julia Reilinger, Managing Director B&C Innovation Investments GmbH

Julia Reilinger, Managing Director B&C Innovation Investments GmbH

Strengthening professionalism in venture capital is the only way to create a sustainable capital market. This program combines a solid education with practical investment experience. Students work on real cases, developing an authentic understanding of the decision-making processes involved in venture capital.

Magdalena Möslinger-Gehmayr, Investment & Operations @PUSH VC

Magdalena Möslinger-Gehmayr, Investment & Operations @PUSH VC

"The WU VC Analyst Program offers a select group of high-performing students hands-on experience across the full venture capital investment lifecycle. Mentored by experienced industry professionals, participants sharpen their investment judgment, develop a comprehensive understanding of the industry, and build a lasting network across the ecosystem."

Voices from alumni

Allegra Muhr, BSc Business Informatics & Administration

Allegra Muhr, BSc Business Informatics & Administration

"The VC Analyst program was genuinely super valuable for me, as I got to fully understand the VC ecosystem in Vienna, how it operates and who operates it. On top of that, I can now say that I have a full understanding of how a fund works, and I was able to apply that knowledge directly within the WU Ignite Ventures fund: from deal sourcing to due diligence to writing investment memos for the ICs. I can highly recommend this program if you'd like to get your foot in the door of the Vienna VC world."

Philine Clermont, MSc Strategy, Innovation and Management Control (SIMC)

Philine Clermont, MSc Strategy, Innovation and Management Control (SIMC)

"The VC Analyst Program was one of those rare experiences where you don’t just learn something theoretically – you get incredibly hands-on from day one. We were trusted with real responsibility, from taking ownership of due diligences to working directly with leading VCs and exchanging with them in both formal and very informal settings. At the same time, the people were amazing – such a motivated, high-energy group, a very personal atmosphere and definitely a good dose of fun along the way."

Lidong Liu, MSc Supply Chain Management

Lidong Liu, MSc Supply Chain Management

"The VC Analyst Program offers a powerful entry point into the Austrian startup ecosystem, providing unparalleled hands-on experience in evaluating, funding, and scaling up early-stage companies."

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