The Fellows Program
The Fellows Program prepares students to be innovative entrepreneurs.
Venture Capital Program
The RLCIE Venture Capital Program is a fall-semester program that introduces students to key concepts and tools that venture capitalists use to formulate and pitch investment theses. Prospective entrepreneurs and innovators will benefit by understanding how startups get evaluated, and prospective venture capitalists will gain insight into how VCs make investment decisions. The program is led by practicing venture capitalists.
Students in the program are grouped into teams of 2–4 people. Each team investigates industries, technologies, and/or business ecosystems specified by the participating alumni with the goal of formulating an investment thesis. Teams present their theses in a pitch competition. Past areas of investigation have included Fintech, Enterprise AI, Cybersecurity, eCommerce Establishment, and Data & Cloud Infrastructure.
Student-Led Programs
Graphite Group
Graphite Group is a student-run consulting group based at the Claremont Colleges. It has completed dozens of projects in a variety of sectors including fintech, healthcare, cloud computing, and real estate. Consultants are 5C students and bring diverse expertise including economics, data science, engineering, public policy, and more.
Learn More about the Graphite Group
Claremont Accelerator (including CA Studio)
Claremont's first student-led accelerator, helping student founders scale their ventures by providing them with capital, mentorship, manpower, and more. To date, it has deployed more than $40,000, mentorship from alumni, qualified student interns, and access to additional resources. The primary sources of funding and related support are The Hive and the RLCIE.
Product Space
Product Space is a student-run group focused on preparing students to be product managers, designers, and developers. The group provides workshops and project-based experiences that involve work for external clients. Applications are welcome from all students at the 5Cs.