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Our Team
From its inception, VTSP has been guided by a singular mission: to deliver world-class, hands-on education in innovation and entrepreneurship, taught by practitioners with direct experience building and investing in high-growth ventures.
Our founding team consists of accomplished entrepreneurs and educators who have collectively built and scaled companies to $10M+ in revenue, developed products used by hundreds of thousands of users, raised capital from leading venture firms including Y Combinator, and invested in transformative technology companies such as OpenAI - spanning the full lifecycle from ideation and product development to fundraising, growth, and scale.
With academic and professional backgrounds across Stanford, UC Berkeley, Harvard, Oxford, Cambridge, and other leading institutions, the VTSP team uniquely combines intellectual rigor with operational excellence. VTSP was intentionally designed to bridge the gap between theory and execution, giving students direct exposure to the real-world frameworks, decision-making, and challenges faced by founders and investors.
Below are members of VTSP’s Program Team and Advisory Board who lead VTSP’s curriculum, mentorship, and student experience.
Arhan C.
Arhan is the founder of Rove, the world’s first universal airline mile platform. Rove is backed by leading venture capital investors such as Y Combinator, General Catalyst, Soma Capital, and Pear VC. A Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree, Arhan has been featured in publications such as The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times, and studied at Harvard University.
Jimmy C.
Jimmy is the Senior Director of Investments at DEEPCORE, a $120M+ SoftBank subsidiary fund focused on AI and deep-tech investing. Previously, he served as Director of Strategy and held senior operating roles across fintech, consumer, and hospitality, including leadership positions at global brands such as OYO Hotels and Cinnabon. Jimmy holds an MBA from Harvard Business School.
Aryan B.
Aryan is an entrepreneur from UC Berkeley EECS and the founder of TeachShare. He is a Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree and has raised venture capital backing from leading firms including Reach Capital and Pear VC. At Berkeley, he was a member of Blockchain at Berkeley and a Class Facilitator at the Berkeley College of Engineering. His work has been featured in TechCrunch.
Anaiy S.
Anaiy is a UC Berkeley M.E.T. entrepreneur and investor. He built a company to $10M+ in revenue, founded Campanile Capital Holdings ($5M+ real estate investment firm), sourced $50M+ in venture deal flow, and personally invested in OpenAI, Anthropic, and Perplexity. He is a former U.S. Youth Chess Team member and a SoftBank Masayoshi Son Scholar and Atlas Fellow.
Luke B.
Luke is the founder of Extrian and an entrepreneur from Stanford University. He has raised millions in venture capital funding from top investment firms including CRV, Soma Capital, OVO Fund, and Polaris and regularly works with the several of the top generative AI companies in the world. Luke is also a Z Fellow and an Atlas Fellow.
Tienlan S.
Tienlan is the founder of Foresight Health and an entrepreneur from UC Berkeley MET. An Atlas Fellow and Masason Fellow, he has raised millions in venture capital funding from Quiet Capital, Susa Ventures, and Neo. His prior ventures have been recognized by the United Nations and the European Union, including High-Impact Organization and International Top CSO Award.
Nolan R.
Nolan is the Founder of Foreman, an AI-powered project management software platform for construction contractors and the trades, backed by Y Combinator. An ex-Amazon engineer, Nolan studied EECS and Business at UC Berkeley’s M.E.T. program and previously built AI tools used by global companies including Volkswagen and Micron.
Alvin X.
Alvin is the Founder of NYX Ventures, a $150M AI-focused venture capital fund based in Silicon Valley. He is a former General Partner at FutureX Capital, an 8-figure exited founder, and a personal investor in OpenAI. Alvin is a graduate of UC Berkeley and serves as Chief Business Officer of the UC Berkeley Open Innovation Labs.
Caleb K.
Caleb is a Program Director at VTSP. During his time as an undergraduate at Harvard College, he was involved with organizations including the Harvard Undergraduate Venture Capital Group and The Harvard Crimson, the university’s student-run newspaper. He also ram the Bottom Line podcast, which featured conversations with Fortune 500 CEOs and other notable business leaders.