Learn
Understand impact investing and develop an investment thesis.
YEFA PROGRAMS / YSVC
Youth Social Venture Capital
An experiential learning program introducing high school students to impact investing, venture evaluation, and the growth of social businesses.
THE YSVC EXPERIENCEInvesting for impact.
Financial thinking with social and environmental purpose.
ABOUT YSVC
Learning how capital can create change.
YSVC is organized by the Youth Entrepreneurship and Finance Association to provide high school students with practical education in impact investing.
Impact investing seeks to generate positive, measurable social or environmental outcomes alongside financial returns. Through YSVC, students explore how investors evaluate and support early-stage social ventures.
The published program describes fundraising, deal sourcing, due diligence, investment presentations, and regular engagement with an investee company.
THE LEARNING JOURNEY
From research to real-world impact.
Source
Identify early-stage businesses with potential for financial and social impact.
Evaluate
Research opportunities and conduct financial and impact due diligence.
Present
Prepare an investment memorandum for an expert investment committee.
Engage
Follow the investee company and assess how investment supports its development.
PUBLISHED PROGRAM MODEL
Investment committee experience.
YEFA's original YSVC description includes the opportunity to present a selected social venture to an investment committee of industry experts.
The historical program outline describes a potential investment of up to $10,000 into a selected company. This is program background, not a confirmed offer for a new cohort.
ORIGINAL PROGRAM OUTLINEUp to $10,000
Potential investment into a selected social venture, subject to the program's original terms.
CURRICULUM
Published program timeline.
This February–August outline comes from YEFA's original YSVC page. It is not a confirmed schedule for the current year.
February
Introduction to Impact Investing
March
Investment thesis, deal sourcing, due diligence, and investment committee pitch
April
Term sheet and investment stage
May–July
Monthly engagement with the investee company
August
Potential investee-country visit and final impact report
VENTURE EVALUATION
What kinds of ventures does YSVC explore?
The original program identifies seed-stage social ventures in emerging markets, particularly those addressing Sustainable Development Goal themes.
TargetSeed investment opportunities
RegionEmerging markets and underdeveloped countries
SectorSDG-related themes such as environment, education, and financial inclusion
BusinessOperating startups with an existing product and a social-impact business model
StageBusinesses with growth and future fundraising potential
STUDENT WORK
Key deliverables
- Reflection paper on impact-investing opportunities and challenges
- Due diligence report covering financial and social performance
- Investment memorandum and committee presentation
- Final impact report
LEARNING OUTCOMES
Skills for future impact investors.
Students are introduced to the full impact-investing lifecycle, including investment research, fundraising, due diligence, and engagement with social businesses.
The program also emphasizes professional connections, analytical thinking, and understanding how social ventures grow.
YSVC ENQUIRIES
Interested in learning more?
For program details and current enrollment information, contact the address published on YEFA's YSVC page.