Kauffman Fellows is a global venture capital education and community network that originated as a program of the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation and was spun out in 2000. Kauffman Fellows's Twitter Score is 29 out of 1000 as of September 2026, ranking #33,341 (top 10%) among 486,860 tracked accounts.
Kauffman Fellows was founded by Ewing Marion Kauffman and is affiliated with the Center for Venture Education. It was formerly affiliated with the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, which originally housed the program before its spin-out. Fernando Fabre was appointed Chief Executive Officer in January 2024, succeeding Jeff Harbach in that role.
Kauffman Fellows reports a network of over 1,000 fellows drawn from more than 60 countries across 6 continents, with roughly 680 venture capital firms represented and 80% of fellows at partner level or above. The community collectively spans hundreds of funds and has raised and deployed hundreds of billions of dollars in capital. Kauffman Fellows also maintains a Blockchain and Crypto special interest group for fellows focused on that sector.
Kauffman Fellows publishes original venture capital research, including a 2024 Sentiment Survey drawing on insights from 262 VC fund managers. The account has 17,763 followers as of September 2026 and has published 11,099 posts. It has been mentioned by 163 accounts, with 752 total mentions.
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The accounts that follow Kauffman Fellows include 164 founders, 61 angel investors, 12 influencers and 70 VCs. Among them are Jason, Matthew Graham, Andrew Chen, Gaby Goldberg, VCs Congratulating Themselves and TO.