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VEST is building the future in Los Angeles.

Trusted by Leading VCs, Startups, and Companies

  • Y Combinator
  • Manus
  • 8VC
  • Oligo Space
  • Cognition
  • a16z
  • Rainfall
  • Pareto

Cultivating UCLA’s startup ecosystem.

Learn more about VEST

VEST connects ambitious UCLA students with venture capital firms and startups, providing hands-on experience and real-world learning.

We accelerate builders that want to start or join the next Unicorn company. We’re hands on and love to do things rather than just plan things.

VEST members on the steps of Royce Hall

Working at the best companies in tech.

Meet the team

VEST connects our members with leading companies across the tech industry.

Our alumni have gone on to launch their own successful startups, join unicorns as early employees, and land roles through connections made within the club.

  • OpenAI
  • Apple
  • Google
  • Snapchat
  • Meta
  • Amazon
  • NASA
  • Tesla
  • Cursor
  • xAI
  • Vercel
  • Stripe
  • NVIDIA
  • Capital One
  • Ramp
  • Palm
  • Browserbase
  • Coinbase
  • VISA
  • Paradigm
  • Paramount
  • AWS
  • DeepMind
  • Wells Fargo
  • Harvey
  • Cerebras
  • Netic
  • Etched
  • Whatnot
  • Archil
  • Mercor
  • Optiver
  • Deloitte
  • Jane Street
  • Anduril
  • Y Combinator
  • Dorm Room Fund
  • Kleiner Perkins
  • Prod
  • Founders Inc
  • NEA
  • BlackRock

…and more!