A 1-week blended sprint for ambitious UK university students who want to understand finance careers, sharpen their CV and LinkedIn, build a practical outreach system, solve a real investment-style case, and meet practitioners from leading finance, consulting, technology and startup backgrounds.
Limited cohort. In-person London weekend. Practitioner-led. Designed for students who want more than lectures.
Our faculty are not career advisers or generic coaches. Learn from real-life practitioners including founder of a $800M startup, ex-board member of Heathrow Airport, head of AI at Deliveroo, Executive Director J.P.Morgan and other prominent leaders.
Company and school names indicate practitioner background only. They do not imply sponsorship, endorsement, recruitment process, partnership or job guarantee.
Co-founded and scaled Instamart to $2B GMV and ~$800M exit. Ex-McKinsey Engagement Manager, ex-Global Head of Driver Operations at Gett. Harvard Business School MBA, LSE MSc Finance. Designs and leads the Sprint end-to-end.
Academic Director of LBS's Next Generation Digital Strategy programme and Strategy lecturer on the LBS Executive MBA. 20 years advising CEOs and private equity investors. Former BCG management consultant and Harvard teaching fellow. Leads the case-method teaching session.
Engineering Director at Deliveroo and DoorDash leading ML across Ads, New Verticals, Catalogue and Merchant. Ex-Chief Data Officer at SberMarket — built a 200+ data & AI org and scaled the business from 0 to $3B+ GMV. Ex-McKinsey, ex-Yandex, MIPT.
Executive Director in J.P. Morgan's Media & Communications Investment Banking team in London. Eight years at Citi covering Telecom & Media IB across London and Moscow, advising on M&A and capital markets. CFA. MSc Financial Economics, ICEF/HSE.
Principal at Brighteye Ventures, Europe's leading EdTech VC fund. Promoted from Associate to Senior Associate to Principal in under three years. Previously Chief of Staff at Emex (ESG software) and consulting analyst at Accenture. BA Land Economy, University of Cambridge.
Senior Vice President at GIC, Singapore's sovereign wealth fund, leading infrastructure investments. Board member of Associated British Ports and former Board Member at Heathrow Airport, Budapest Airport and CETIN. Previously VP at J.P. Morgan in Transport Infrastructure IB. Wharton MBA.
Associate Portfolio Manager in T. Rowe Price's Global Fixed Income team after 12 years as Sovereign Credit Research Analyst covering European issuers. Previously Sovereign Ratings Analyst at S&P. CFA charterholder. MSc Accounting & Finance from LSE.
Co-founder of Dwelly, a UK AI-enabled lettings and property management platform. Former GM UK and VP Marketplace Operations at Gett, leading a $150M+ business to profitability. Youngest McKinsey Associate in Europe at 21. BSc Economics & Maths, LSE.
Most university career events are passive. A speaker talks. Students listen. Then everyone leaves. This Sprint is different — students work directly with practitioners through case-based teaching, live feedback, team presentations, CV and LinkedIn improvement, career strategy discussions, practitioner Q&A, networking, and possible 1:1 calls for the winning team.
The goal is not just to hear from impressive people — it's to start behaving like the kind of student they would want to hire, recommend or introduce.
Many students study business, finance or economics, but still feel unclear about:
Universities teach theory. Employers hire for signal, confidence, communication, practical judgement and evidence of initiative.
This Sprint is designed to close that gap.
This is not a passive course where you watch videos and take notes. The Sprint combines practical career preparation, real practitioner exposure, team-based case work, peer accountability, live feedback, networking — and a visible portfolio artifact you can talk about in future applications.
Understand the real differences between finance paths and choose your primary and secondary target.
Build a practical outreach engine: LinkedIn, CV, target list, cold messages and follow-up process.
Work on a real case, present your thinking, and get feedback from people with real industry experience.
This Sprint is designed for students who do not want to wait until final year to think seriously about careers.
We cannot guarantee internships or job offers. We can give you access, tools, feedback, structure and a stronger career operating system.
Case reading.
Career discovery across IB, PE, VC, hedge funds, fintech, corporate finance, startups and consulting-to-finance pathways. Output: pick a primary and secondary target.
LinkedIn, CV, cold outreach, alumni search, coffee-chat asks, follow-ups. Live feedback on 3–4 student profiles from an actual hiring manager. Output: improved profile, 3 messages, 20 target contacts.
Career sprints in investment banking, VC, PE, hedge Funds, consulting, technology, startups from leading practitioners.
Finance case, team presentations and live practitioner feedback.
Primary and secondary career targets you can articulate.
Better positioning for internships, networking and applications.
A squad of ambitious students from UK universities.
Direct interaction with finance, investing, tech and startup operators.
Certificate for LinkedIn and CV.
Winning team receives 30-minute calls with practitioner faculty.
The Sprint includes setting-up a student peer group of 6 students with similar goals as yours. The beginning of a stronger peer network.
Applications are reviewed for motivation and fit. The Sprint is designed for students ready to participate actively.
Most students wait until final year to get serious about careers. The best students start earlier. Join a selective July 2026 pilot cohort.
Applications are reviewed for motivation and fit. Selected students will be contacted with next steps. We respond to every application.
