Founded in 2005, BYU Cougar Capital is a $3.9M student-run venture capital and private equity fund run by second-year MBA students in the Marriott School of Management at Brigham Young University. The fund works directly with venture capital and private equity firms to source deals and conduct due diligence. Through these partnerships, BYU Cougar Capital co-invests as part of a syndicate in deals that are flexible in stage, industry, and geography. Partner firms provide ongoing clinical learning opportunities and mentoring that has helped the program successfully place students into venture capital, private equity, investment banking, and award-winning entrepreneurial startups. In 2010, Forbes Magazine designated BYU Cougar Capital as one of the most innovative business classes in America.