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Wharton Private Equity & Venture Capital Club
The Wharton Private Equity & Venture Capital Club is a student organization at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, focusing on private equity and venture capital. It provides a platform for students to connect with industry professionals and hosts an annual conference.
Overview
What Wharton Private Equity & Venture Capital Club does
What Wharton Private Equity & Venture Capital Club is
The Wharton Private Equity & Venture Capital Club is a student organization at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, focusing on private equity and venture capital. It provides a platform for students to connect with industry professionals and hosts an annual conference.
How it participates in the startup ecosystem
The current public profile supports community and event host capabilities. Each capability below is shown separately so organization identity and role-specific information do not get conflated.
Operational profile
Organization status and context
Organization status describes the entity itself. Funding and program availability appear within the relevant capability profile.
- Operational status
- Active
- Organization type
- Community
- Structured capabilities
- Community · Event host
- Last reviewed
- March 16, 2026
Official channels
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Capability profile
Wharton Private Equity & Venture Capital Club as a community
Community overview
The Wharton Private Equity & Venture Capital Club is an organization based at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. It focuses on private equity and venture capital, providing a platform for students to engage with industry professionals and gain insights into the investment landscape. The club hosts the annual Wharton Private Equity & Venture Capital Conference, which has been held for 20 years.
Membership
- Pricing models
- free
Format and cadence
- Modality
- in-person
- Commitment
- light
Availability
- Membership state
- Accepting
- Next recorded event
- January 31, 2013
Audience and fit
- Audience
- Students
- Benefits
- network-access
- Program types
- community
- Selection criteria
- open
- Regions
- United States
Community activity
- Annual events
- 1
Events and activity
The Wharton Private Equity & Venture Capital Conference is an annual event that features panels, keynotes, and discussions on current trends in private equity and venture capital. The next conference is scheduled for January 31, 2013, at the Hyatt at the Bellevue in Philadelphia.
Notable members
Notable mentions include The Deal Pipeline, which covers the Wharton Private Equity & Venture Capital Conference, featuring insights from speakers like Sam Oh and Mark Thierfelder.
Capability profile
Wharton Private Equity & Venture Capital Club as an event host
Event focus
The Wharton Private Equity & Venture Capital Club provides a platform for students to engage with industry professionals and gain insights into the investment landscape, focusing on private equity and venture capital.
Format narrative
The club hosts the annual Wharton Private Equity & Venture Capital Conference, featuring panels, keynotes, and discussions on current trends in the industry.
Participant value
Attendees gain valuable insights into the investment landscape and networking opportunities with industry professionals.
Format and cadence
- Event types
- conference
- Recurrence
- annual
- Modality
- in-person
- Startups can present
- No
Availability
- Registration state
- Not currently accepting
- Next recorded event
- January 31, 2013
- Next event location
- Hyatt at the Bellevue, Philadelphia
Audience and fit
- Audience
- Students · Founders · Investors
- Regions
- United States
Speakers and past editions
Speakers
Notable speakers include industry leaders such as Sam Oh and Mark Thierfelder.
Past editions
The Wharton Private Equity & Venture Capital Conference has been held for 20 years, showcasing various panels and keynotes.
Common questions
What to know about Wharton Private Equity & Venture Capital Club
Upseed classifies Wharton Private Equity & Venture Capital Club under the Community organization type. Its current public profile includes community and event host capabilities.
Source and update disclosure
Know what this page is based on
Source basis
Public organization and program material, official websites, and structured Upseed records.
Last reviewed
March 16, 2026
Known limits
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