About LTF

About LTF

About LTF

LTF (Learning To Fly) Ventures is UChicago’s undergraduate venture capital fund. Since 2017, we’ve backed the earliest founders on campus with non-equity grants.

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What we do

What we do

We give UChicago undergrads grants, generally $500 to $3,000, and take no equity. Talk to us about funding and other means of support. We’ve connected startups with YC, Techstars, and more.

We give UChicago undergrads grants, generally $500 to $3,000, and take no equity. Talk to us about funding and other means of support. We’ve connected startups with YC, Techstars, and more.

Get funded

How we invest

How we invest

LTF has to be a founder’s first check, and the person making the calls has to be a UChicago undergrad.

LTF has to be a founder’s first check, and the person making the calls has to be a UChicago undergrad.

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By the numbers

By the numbers

We talk to about 50 founders a year and fund about 10 of them. Our portfolio includes Speakeasy, JusticeText, and YC companies like Perspectives Health and Freestyle.

We talk to about 50 founders a year and fund about 10 of them. Our portfolio includes Speakeasy, JusticeText, and YC companies like Perspectives Health and Freestyle.

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Who runs it

Who runs it

A close-knit team of builders, investors, and creatives deeply involved in the UChicago startup ecosystem. We’re students too, and we recruit new associates every fall.

A close-knit team of builders, investors, and creatives deeply involved in the UChicago startup ecosystem. We’re students too, and we recruit new associates every fall.

Meet the team

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