Growth Equity Accelerator

Fall 2025 Accelerator Schedule

General Body Member (GBM) Educational Program
Weekly on Sundays

The Growth Equity Accelerator program aims to equip students with essential skills and practical experience in growth equity, focusing on SaaS financial modeling, company analysis, sourcing & portfolio strategy, and technical interview preparation. By engaging in interactive presentations, networking with guest speakers from top growth equity funds, and engaging in Q&As with investors, students will gain valuable skills that prepare them for success in growth equity careers.​

Intro to Growth Equity

September 28th

  • Intro to Club + Board
  • What/Why Growth Equity
  • Intro to Software Investing Technicals
  • Recruiting Pods

Life Sciences / Healthcare Finance Overview

October 5th

  • Biotech DCFs, broker reports, analyst spreads walkthroughs
  • Healthcare stakeholders, ecosystem, case studies

Software Modeling - Part 1

October 19th

  • Intro to ARR and ARR analyses
  • Building an ARR waterfall
  • Net, Gross, Logo Retention analyses
  • How to read a software P&L

Software Modeling - Part 2

October 26th

  • Cohort retention analyses
  • Bookings / pipeline analyses
  • Concentration analyses
  • Forecasting & modeling

Sourcing & Expert Calls

November 2nd

  • What makes a good software company?
  • Sourcing methods
  • Mock founder calls
  • Customer / expert calls

Recruiting 101 & Internship Panel, and Photoshoot

November 9th

  • Recruiting & Interview prep workshop
  • Q&A with past interns from Insight Partners, Vista Equity, ICONIQ, Susquehanna, General Atlantic, Lead Edge, and more

Founder & Investor Panel

November 16th

  • Q&A panel with MBA / Philadelphia founders and investors
  • Learn what makes great investors / founders
  • Additional time for networking

Growth & Private Equity Tech Stack & AI tools

November 23rd

  • AI used for sourcing, diligence, portfolio work
  • Emerging AI use cases & current trends
  • How to stand out in your internship using new technology

Final Pod Presentations

December 7th

  • Pods present their investment memo presentations
  • Q&A and additional networking time with an investor panel