Rebel Venture Capital Fund

Supporting Student Start-up Businesses

The Rebel Venture Capital Fund is an alumni established non-profit entity created to financially support student start-up business with seed money grants. It is chartered as a 501c (3) and is separate from the university. It receives its financial resources from donations from alumni and other parties interested in supporting Ole Miss student start-up businesses.

The Rebel Venture Capital Fund investment committee meets twice yearly and evaluates applications for grants from qualified student-led start-up businesses. Grants awarded currently range from $500-$5,000. Upon receiving a grant one of the RVCF board members becomes an informal advisor to the company and the company provides periodic reports to the Fund. The RVCF is not an equity-seeking entity.

For individuals, companies, or institutions interested in contributing to the Rebel Venture Capital Fund please contact the CIE.

The Rebel Venture Fund was created to help students. It provides a valuable source of start-up funding to get a student business off the ground. Student companies receiving grants include:

Portfolio Companies

RVCF has funded over 35 companies since fall 2014:

  • Curtsy– A fashion app that allows users to buy/sell clothing from their closet based on their GPS location
  • CollegiateTutoring.com – A company providing tutoring services by student tutors on college campuses
  • Fabuluxe Boutique – A fabulous and luxurious boutique for women
  • Jetson Smart Homes – A technology company providing smart home solutions
  • Vault Entertainment  – A provider of entertainment and tailgating services
  • Scout’s Resale – An online thrift shop redesigning and selling clothing
  • Crystal Game Works – A company that produces games focusing on the narrative and experience
  • DaisNotes – A note-sharing and social networking app for college students
  • Fraze – A company that sells funky custom beaded sunglasses
  • Lala Letter – A custom daily planner and stationary company
  • Chasing Ten Figures  – A clothing line endorsing hard work and its rewards
  • LuLu Jax – Custom designer clothing for extra short and tall females
  • Manasula Athletics – Online fashion activewear clothing company
  • Kia’s Jewels – A custom jewelry e-commerce site
  • Rent-a-Reb – A company providing home services using student workers
  • Move Fitness – A fitness company that designs fitness devices and provides exercise plans
  • Subly – An app that makes sublease easier
  • ShortWork – A tutoring app that provides crowd-sourced, on-demand, problem-by-problem solutions designed for high school students.
  • Pure Mist Distillation – Micro-water purification using vacuum technology
  • Hangaround – Aviation social site for airports
  • Flok-Up – An app allowing users to simultaneous video conference and stream television shows
  • Royal Sky Investments – new cryptocurrency hedge fund

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