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Cougar Capital is a student-run venture capital and private equity fund run by 2nd-year MBA students at the Marriott School at Brigham Young University.

Cougar Capital partners with venture capital and private equity firms and becomes a member of the syndicate team conducting due diligence on potential investments. When appropriate, Cougar Capital will co-invest with the industry partners in the deal.

Started in 2005, Cougar Capital has produced alumni currently working in private equity, venture capital, investment banking, and award-winning entrepreneurial startups. Forbes magazine recently designated Cougar Capital as one of the most innovative business classes in America.

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CC Does Deal with Deserve
CC Does Deal with Deserve
Deserve is a start-up helping young people, internationals, and historically "riskier" customers to build credit. They are also building out an extensive cloud-based credit card platform fo...
Investment in Strala
Investment in Strala
Cougar Capital is pleased to announce an investment in the digital marketing start-up Strala. Strala was founded in 2016 by Mikel Chertudi and Rob Clarke. Strala’s key product is a SAAS
Dynasty! Cougar Capital Wins Global 2018 VCIC Competition
Dynasty! Cougar Capital Wins Global 2018 VCIC Competition
We are pleased to announce that a team of Cougar Capital members won the 2018 Global Venture Capital Investment Competition (VCIC). VCIC is a venture capital case competition where over 70 ...

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