I moved across the world to get into the Ivy League. Then I quit Brown after a year to launch a VC firm at 21.

Smaiyl Makyshov started a VC firm at 21 to invest in young founders, and those from accelerator communities like Y Combinator and A16z's Speedrun.

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I moved across the world to get into the Ivy League. Then I quit Brown after a year to launch a VC firm at 21.

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Smaiyl Makyshov started a VC firm at 21 to invest in young founders, and those from accelerator communities like Y Combinator and A16z's Speedrun.

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