Center for Venture Capital, Private Equity, and Entrepreneurial Finance (CVCPEEF)
The primary mission of the Center for Venture Capital, Private Equity and Entrepreneurial Finance (CVCPEEF) is- To advance and promote academic and applied research on entrepreneurship, venture capital and private equity investments by MSU faculty and students
- To disseminate academic and applied research and core knowledge on these topics to our constituent community of university students, alumni, venture capital and private equity professionals, and high-tech and biotech university entrepreneurs and to engage our students in hands-on entrepreneurial and venture capital projects
- To reach out and build mutually beneficial relationships with MSU alumni entrepreneurs, venture capital and private equity professionals, with Michigan-based entrepreneurial firms, venture capital and private equity companies, with the Michigan Venture Capital Association and the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, etc.
- To actively collaborate with similar entrepreneurship/venture capital centers at our peer institutions across the United States and around the world on research, teaching and outreach activities.
This center, led by Zsuzsanna Fluck, is attached to the Finance Department.
The CVCPEEF advances knowledge in venture capital, private equity, entrepreneurial finance and innovation both for the academic community and for the Michigan business community. Fluck is currently working on a research project with the Michigan Venture Capital Association entitled "Sources of capital for Michigan venture capital funds and entrepreneurial companies." The project is funded by the 21st Century Job Fund grant from the state of Michigan.
The CVCPEEF engages in outreach activities within the community and the state. In December 2007 the CVCPEEF co-hosted Michigan’s 21st Century Symposium in Lansing. Over 250 people participated, including entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, private equity professionals, service providers, corporate executives, business professionals and legislators. Fluck gave the opening remarks at the conference and twenty undergraduate and graduate students from the Broad College of Business represented Michigan State University.
The CVCPEEF also facilitates student learning through Broad School classes in venture capital, entrepreneurial finance, and corporate governance. CVCPEEF faculty members arrange student internships and out-of-class learning experiences and advise students in Spartan Consulting on entrepreneurship projects.