The rest of the 100 (in alphabetical order): Puneeth Uttla, president emeritus, Virginia Venture Fund
Puneeth Uttla is president emeritus of the Virginia Venture Fund – one of the first student-run venture capital funds in the US – having been president for three years to September 2018.
Uttla is a fourth-year student at the university, majoring in computer science and economics. He has been replaced by Victoria Robertson as president. Alongside his studies and his role at Virginia Venture Fund, Uttla has worked at private equity firm Blackstone.
Since it was formed in 2012, Virginia Venture Fund’s mission has been to educate students about investing in collaboration with venture capital firms as well as through a series of initiatives aimed at driving entrepreneurship at the university.
The fund currently runs the VVF Analyst Program, which allows University of Virginia students to apply to join semester-long projects that involve placements at affiliated venture capital, growth equity and angel investment groups.
