Growth is a quest. Explore your potential. Join the team.
Become an investor.
Learn how to be an investor. Get a chance to join the team,
and invest in fellow-students
Deadline for application in
Days
Cactus Academy
This is a course, not the one you usually take at a university, but one that paves your path to the highly-exclusive VC world.
It’s hands-on, It’s challenging, and It’s moslty about teamwork. We meet every week for a whole semester, meet great speakers, and great people. You’ll get the tools you need to identify investment opportunities and learn to evaluate early-stage companies.
What’s in it for you
Hands-on experience
Meet industry professionals and leaders
Join a network of innovators and doers
VC 101
Explore B7 ecosystem
Develop your own investor perspective
Hands-on experience
Join a network of innovators
Develop your own investor perspective
VC
101
101
Explore B7 ecosystem
Meet industry professionals and leaders
Timeline Of Events
Application Open
Virtual Q&A session for applicants
Application Close
Interviews & Final answers
Cactus Academy Course
March - June 2025
Summer Analyst Seminar
Division into Analysts teams
Meetings with startups
DD process
Investment Committee
Cactus Team
This is where it really gets good.
The Cactus team is where ambitious plans are made and where dreams become plans (with deadlines). It’s a place to express yourself and a collective vision. We value eager learners who think different and don’t mind putting the effort into what they believe in.
Keeping it spiky, one day at a time.
Scout for investment opportunities on campus
Meet founders, listen to pitches, analyze startups, and make investment decisions
Work as a team with your fellow student VC’s to discuss future opportunities
Develop new initiatives to encourage student entrepreneurship and strengthen the Cactus Community
Our Criteria
Aka the fine print. No secrets here.
Do you have 4 semesters left
until graduation?
until graduation?
Are you able to commit to at least
one year after the course?
one year after the course?
Will you attend weekly
sessions?
sessions?
Can you dedicate roughly 8 weekly
hours ? (though it varies)
hours ? (though it varies)
Do you have 4 semesters left
until graduation?
until graduation?
Are you able to commit to at least
one year after the course?
one year after the course?
Will you attend weekly sessions?
Can you dedicate roughly 8 weekly hours?
Our thoughts? - absolutely worth it.
met experts in the field of venture capital, and was exposed to content and knowledge that I probably would not find anywhere else.
Exceptional opportunity to get to know the world of entrepreneurship and start-ups and learn the unique point of view of an investor.
The Cactus Analyst course was an amazing and special experience for me. I learned a lot and discovered the world of entrepreneurship and investment. The high-level training provided to the course participants made me feel it was a privilege to be there. To me, it was a huge leap to the high-tech industry and the investment world.
