Kauffman Fellows Program

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Kauffman Fellows Program
Founded1994;31 years ago (1994)
Founder Ewing Marion Kauffman
Type Non-operating private foundation
(IRS exemption status): 501(c)(3) [1]
Location
Key people
Jeff Harbach (CEO)
Website www.kauffmanfellows.org

The Kauffman Fellowship is a two-year educational, networking, and leadership development program for venture capitalists. [2] It was named after Ewing Marion Kauffman. The Kauffman Fellows Program is a nonprofit with a history of identifying, educating, mentoring and networking future venture capitalists. As of 2011, it had graduated more than 250 fellows, who have worked at venture firms in the U.S. and internationally. [3]

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In 2020 the Kauffman Fellows Program celebrated its 25th anniversary and welcomed its “Class 25” cohort of 61 incoming Fellows, 41 % of whom were women and 49 % identified as people of colour, marking the organisation’s most diverse class at that time. [4]

By 2025 the programme heralded a global network spanning over 65 countries and announced that its incoming Class 30 cohort came from 20 countries across 6 continents — underscoring its expansion and international reach. [5]

History

The Kauffman Fellows Program originated as an endeavor of the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, from which it was spun out in 2000, [6] and is now managed by the Center for Venture Education, based in Palo Alto, California.

Notable Kauffman Fellows

References

  1. ↑ "Kauffman Fellows - FAQ". kauffmanfellows.org. Archived from the original on February 8, 2015. Retrieved 2013-08-05.
  2. ↑ "SKF - Fellowship". Archived from the original on 2010-08-19. Retrieved 2010-09-05.
  3. ↑ Perlroth, Nicole. "Midas: The Methodology". Forbes. Retrieved 2018-07-01.
  4. ↑ "Welcome Kauffman Fellows Class 25!". Kauffman Fellows. June 16, 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2025.
  5. ↑ "Meet Class 30". Kauffman Fellows. June 17, 2025. Retrieved 29 October 2025.
  6. ↑ "TrueBridge's Second Fund of Funds Good News for Kauffman Fellows - Venture Capital Dispatch - WSJ". Archived from the original on 2015-02-24. Retrieved 2017-08-04.
  7. ↑ "Mamoon Hamid: Executive Profile & Biography - Bloomberg". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2018-07-01.
  8. ↑ "Justin Rockefeller". Rockefeller Brothers Fund. Retrieved September 23, 2014.
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