SpeakUp Ventures

We help Asian high school students start passion projects and get into their dream colleges

🤍 All races and genders are welcome to apply! 🤍

Receive elite guidance from the Ivy League Asian Communities and Top College Consultants

Why students love us

Meet Our Mentors and Speakers

Longsha Liu

Stanford | Techstars’24

Pam Silverstein

Cornell | Prev. Company Acquired for $265M+

Chetan Velivela

Cornell | Global Leader of AI @ TikTok

Capri Wheaton

YC ’21 | JP Morgan

Simon Pastor

Yale | Associate @ Entrepreneur First

Albert Putra Purnama

Forbes 30 under 30 | YC’20

Jason Guss

Cornell | AI Product Manager @ Google

Arjun Kannan

Cornell | Co-Founder @ Resi Desk ($1M+ ARR)

Eugene Huang

UC Berkeley | Head Data Engineer @ FinTech Startup ($1B+ valuation)

Adam J. Kirsch

Cornell | Advisor & Investor, Exited-Founder

Jeffrey Zhang

Cornell | Founder @ SpeakUp Ventures

DuWayne Harrison

Cornell | Executive Consultant

and many more from...

How it works

Each Week: 1 lecture, 1 speaker, and 1 homework

Students will meet with an assigned mentor each week and receive personalized coaching

Week 1: Learn to think and express yourself authentically

Week 2: Learn to build your passion project and find users

Week 3: Learn to market and sell yourself and your ideas

Week 4: Learn to present and tell a personal story

Week 5: Pitch competition at the end for a chance to win up to $1000+

*After the 5 weeks, top students will have the opportunity to continue with more personalized 1-on-1 coaching

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Tuition & Financial Aid

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Discover your passion

Top colleges want intensely passionate students, NOT just those with perfect GPAs and SAT scores

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Launch your project in 5 weeks

Show colleges you're more than book-smart by creating something meaningful from scratch

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Craft a strong personal narrative

Learn to tell your story in a compelling way that resonates with college admission officers

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Get into your dream college

Give yourself the best shot to get into an Ivy League+ college

Financial Aid: Our goal is to support ambitious students regardless of their financial situation. Students may apply for financial aid after completing their application.

Regular Tuition

$1000 /month

Try Risk Free

1-week free trial

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