University Growth Fund

University Growth Fund (UGF) is the largest education-based private equity fund in the United States, founded in 2015 and headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah. UGF uniquely pairs growth capital deployment with an educational mission, giving university students real-world investing experience as they invest alongside top-tier institutional investors in established, high-growth companies. From Consumer Products to Consumer Tech and Semiconductors to Enterprise Software, UGF invests across a broad range of sectors, focusing on companies with established business models seeking growth capital — from Series A through pre-IPO rounds. The fund combines its capital with co-investors and finds complementary ways to add value to portfolio companies, while over 50 student associates from fourteen universities participate each semester.