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For experienced professionals, the Kauffman Fellows Program can be one potential path to enter the hallowed halls — a two-year, hands-on training program designed by the VCs for the VCs. The program offers structured learning opportunities with evolving module to explore themes of innovation, investing, leadership, and self-awareness.

Punit Chiniwalla, MD, with a corporate venture firm pursued the coveted Kauffman Fellows Program, which eventually helped him land smack in the center of the hypercompetitive venture universe of Sand Hill Road. Punit had made his first investment at a university venture fund, even before he had graduated from business school. This experience, combined with a PhD, enabled Punit to land in the Kauffman Fellows Program. After a brief stint on Sandhill Road, Punit manages the US offices of an international corporate venture fund. The much-sought-after program, whose mission is to “identify, develop, and network emerging global leaders in venture capital,”¹⁶ is a near-guaranteed entry ticket into the world of venture capital.