A Whiteboard Venture Partners community
The path to success is long and hard. Tap into the expertise — and capital — of 600,000+ Rutgers alumni who have built, invested, and operated at every stage.
Rutgers University was chartered in 1766 — making it 260 years old this year, one of America's nine colonial colleges, and home to a global alumni network of more than 600,000 builders, operators, and investors. Rutgers Ventures mobilizes that network for the benefit of Rutgers founders. We connect alumni who can advise, capital that can back, and operators who have shipped before — to the next generation of Scarlet Knight entrepreneurs, wherever in the world they're building.
Pick the lane that matches where you are in your journey.
Lend your expertise — product, sales, hiring, fundraising — to founders solving hard problems.
Sign up to advise →Rutgers-affiliated founder? Submit your company for intros to advisors and investors in the network.
Submit your pitch →Back vetted Rutgers-founded startups alongside the community via the Whiteboard VC syndicate.
Join the syndicate →Tell us how you want to plug in — share an intro, host an event, allocate capital, or mentor a founder. Use the form to commit publicly to the community.
Open commitment form ↗
Got a question, a deal, or an introduction in mind? Grab time on our calendar.
Schedule time ↗or email [email protected]
An open, growing roster of Scarlet Knight investors. Are you one? Add yourself ↗
Everything we get asked most often about how Rutgers Ventures works.
No. Rutgers Ventures is independent. It is operated by Whiteboard Venture Partners and uses the Rutgers alumni network to support founders, but it is not endorsed by, sponsored by, or formally partnered with Rutgers University.
The advisor, investor, and founder lanes are designed around the Rutgers alumni network, so most active participants are alumni. Founders need at least one Rutgers-affiliated founding-team member; advisors and investors should be alumni. The public investor directory is readable by anyone.
Whiteboard VC operates a syndicate on AngelList. When the team selects a Rutgers-alumni-founded company for a syndicate deal, syndicate members can opt in at AngelList's standard minimums. Members do not commit capital to a fund — they decide deal-by-deal.
Fill out the pitch submission form linked under "Pitch your startup to the community" above. Submissions are reviewed by the Rutgers Ventures team and shared with relevant advisors and investors in the network. Submission does not guarantee investment.
Rutgers Ventures is operated by Whiteboard Venture Partners (WBVP), an early-stage venture firm. For specific contacts, schedule a meeting via the team calendar or email [email protected].
A small slice of what Scarlet Knights have built — including Bloomberg, BladeLogic, Boxed, Ecko Unltd., ESPN, The Home Depot, Jackpocket, MuleSoft, Nutrafol, Pure Storage, and Yes Bank.
