School of Finance · Mentogram

The global career in finance you always deserved.

No outdated textbooks. No theory without context. The School of Finance is built from exclusive knowledge from VCs, investment bankers, and CFOs — taught by Copilot, your personal AI mentor, available 24/7.

5
Programs
12
Specialised competencies
24
Concepts per competency
$5K
Average price
24/7
Copilot always on
The Problem With Finance Education
Finance is one of the most valuable skills on earth. And the hardest to learn well.

A CFA takes 4 years and costs $3,000+ in exams alone. An MBA at a top school costs $200,000+. And most programs still teach you theory — not how deals actually get done, how VCs actually think, or how CFOs actually make decisions.

The practitioners who know the real answers — the fund managers, the IB directors, the startup CFOs — can only mentor a handful of people per year. The rest of the world never gets access.

CFA
4 years · $3K+ exams
Theory-heavy, no real-world context
Top MBA
$200K+
900 seats per year globally
Online Courses
$500–$2K
No structure, no mentorship, no credential
School of Finance
From $1.5K
Practitioner knowledge · Copilot 24/7 · Real credential
Toyoyuki Ushioda
School Director
Toyoyuki Ushioda
School Director · CFO Director, ex-VP · MapleTree Investments ($80B AUM)
A Message from the School Director
Finance is the language of business — but most finance education teaches you the vocabulary without ever putting you in a real conversation. What we have built at Mentogram is different. Every concept you learn here comes from practitioners who have done the actual work — closed the deals, built the models, lost the trades and learned from them. My job as School Director is to make sure that knowledge is real, rigorous, and relevant to where the world is going. Welcome to the School of Finance.
Program Partners · Alumni Companies · Mentor Companies
Goldman Sachs
Morgan Stanley
J.P. Morgan
Citi
KPMG
Deloitte
EY
PwC
Meet Ventures
EQx Fund
Silicon Road Ventures
MapleTree Investments
Goldman Sachs
Morgan Stanley
J.P. Morgan
Citi
KPMG
Deloitte
EY
PwC
Meet Ventures
EQx Fund
Silicon Road Ventures
MapleTree Investments
Temasek
GTMFund
Peak XV Partners
Sequoia Capital
DBS Bank
Razorpay
Meta
Thinkuvate Ventures
Asia Pro Ventures
TiE Singapore
Virtus Ventures
Chiripal Group
Temasek
GTMFund
Peak XV Partners
Sequoia Capital
DBS Bank
Razorpay
Meta
Thinkuvate Ventures
Asia Pro Ventures
TiE Singapore
Virtus Ventures
Chiripal Group
How You Learn

Our Learning Pedagogy

Four threads, woven through every concept you study at the School of Finance.

Mentor-Led Sprints
Practitioner-Run
Mentor-Led Sprints

Each month, a different practitioner runs a structured sprint — built like a real finance project, not a lecture.

01
Capital Strategy & Fundraising
VC Managing Partner
02
Advanced Financial Modelling
Ex-FP&A Lead, $62B AUM
03
Design Thinking for Finance
Ex-Design Head, DBS Bank
04
Implementing AI in Finance
Ex-SVP, $125B AUM Fund
05
Fintech Venture Building
Serial Entrepreneur & Angel
06
M&A & Corporate Strategy
Senior M&A Exec, Global MNC
07
Leadership & People
Group HR Head · MBA/DBA
08
Personal Branding
Celebrity CXO Coach · MBA/DBA
09
Corporate Finance Fundamentals
CFO, Deep-Tech Company
AI-Led
AI Copilot

Available 24/7, Copilot runs every concept through a structured loop — built from real practitioner interviews, not textbooks. Every concept ends with a real 60-minute deliverable, scored across 6 professional dimensions, with a ≥72 mastery threshold before you advance.

See the full lesson flow ↓
Mentogram · Copilot
Online
C
Your terminal growth assumption was 4.5% — a touch aggressive for a mature company. What would you anchor it to instead?
Stage 1 — Hook
Long-run inflation, not GDP growth?
C
Exactly. For most companies: 2–3%. Moving to Stage 2.
Missions
Mentor-Led
Missions

Real, hands-on projects with a real mentor in the room — not case studies.

VC Deal Room
Meet Ventures · $10M Fund
Family Office Strategy
Dubai-Based Mandate
Investor Simulation
High-Growth Indian Startups
AI Startup Challenge
Build, Validate, Pitch
$1M Trading Challenge
Live Market Conditions
Wealth Blueprint
With a Multimillionaire Mentor
Portfolio Building
Equities, FX, Alternatives
Real Estate Investment Lab
Yield & Leverage Models
AI Finance Automation
Real Workflow Build
Family Business Modelling
Major Indian Family Business
In-Person
Global Immersions

Travel to the financial capitals — Singapore, Dubai, Mumbai and the USA — and study from inside the rooms where decisions are made. Each immersion pairs closed-door roundtables with investors and family offices alongside walkthroughs at global banks and VC funds.

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Program Committee

School committee backed by
real-world leaders in finance.

Every program, competency and assessment has been designed with — and validated by — investors, bankers and CFOs who have done the actual work in the world's most competitive financial markets.

Toyoyuki Ushioda
School Director
Toyoyuki Ushioda
School Director · CFO Director, ex-VP MapleTree Investments ($80B AUM)
Jason Kraus
VC & Investing
Jason Kraus
Founder, Prepare4VC · Partner, EQx Fund
Renuka Belwalkar
Investment
Renuka Belwalkar
Investor · Forbes Under 30 Scholar
Sarvash Malani
Venture Capital
Sarvash Malani
DeepTech VC, Temasek · Wharton Grad
Gaurav Thakkar
Banking & VC
Gaurav Thakkar
Principal VC, Silicon Road · ex-Morgan Stanley
John Lim
Fund Management
John Lim
Partner, Meet Ventures SG · ex-HOD $100M fund
Justin Strackany
Growth Finance
Justin Strackany
LP at GTMFund · 3 exits (SecureLink/Vista)
Shavin Goswami
Risk & Ops
Shavin Goswami
Global Risk Ops, Meta · ex-EY Consulting
Prantik Mazumdar
Entrepreneurship
Prantik Mazumdar
President, TiE Singapore · Exited Entrepreneur
Andrew Chow
Ventures
Andrew Chow
Co-Founder, Asia Pro Ventures · NTU
Malcolm Tan
CFO & Listings
Malcolm Tan
ex-CFO, PwC · IPO & SPAC Listing · Private Equity
Jinnee Lim
Strategy & Banking
Jinnee Lim
ex-Chief Strategy Officer, GoBear · ex-Executive Director, UBS
Ashok Verma
Venture Capital
Ashok Verma
Founding Partner & CEO, nVentures Pte Ltd
Soundarya Balasubramanian
Product & Brand
Soundarya Balasubramanian
3x Author · 100K+ on LinkedIn · ex-PM, Salesforce
Daniel Ling
Design & Strategy
Daniel Ling
ex-Lecturer, NUS · ex-VP Design, Lazada & DBS
Edmund Tan
Angel Investing
Edmund Tan
Global Angel Investor · Private Equity · ex-Towers Perrin
Saksham Mittal
Venture Capital
Saksham Mittal
VC at Peak XV · ex-Avaana Capital, Flipkart
Rajesh Setty
Entrepreneurship
Rajesh Setty
Serial Entrepreneur · Investor · Author, Silicon Valley
Rajesh Tever
Fintech & Capital
Rajesh Tever
Founder, Ikigai Capital · ex-Director, Ripple
Yash Shah
AI & Cloud
Yash Shah
GenAI Head, India/SEA & Korea · AWS
Dr. Hasit Dangi
Strategy & Leadership
Dr. Hasit Dangi
MIT Sloan Fellow '14 · ex-Bayer & Asian Paints
Prathmesh Kant
Investment Banking
Prathmesh Kant
ex-VP, Goldman Sachs · Founder, Aggois
Your AI Finance Mentor

Our AI-Copilot personalises finance
the way your best teacher would.

Copilot is trained on exclusive structured interviews with VCs, investment bankers, CFOs and fund managers. Not generic textbooks. Real thinking, real frameworks, real mistakes.

Mentogram · Copilot · Finance MBA
Online
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COPILOT · Concept F01 · DCF Valuation
Morning, Arjun. Last session you built your first DCF model — you got the structure right but your terminal growth rate assumption was aggressive at 4.5%. Let's fix that today before we move to comparable company analysis.
Stage 1 — Hook · Terminal Value Challenge
Right — I was using GDP growth as a proxy but that's probably too high for a mature company. Should I use industry CAGR instead?
C
Sharp instinct. Industry CAGR is a better anchor, but the real answer from Jason Kraus: terminal growth should never exceed long-run inflation unless you can justify structural advantage. For most companies: 2–3%. Moving to Stage 2.
Copilot's Evaluation — DCF Concept
Concept Score
79/100PASS
Financial Reasoning18/20
Model Accuracy16/20
Assumption Quality14/20
Communication17/20
The 8-Stage Lesson Structure
Every concept follows the same rigorous structure. No shortcuts.

Copilot cannot advance you to the next stage until you demonstrate genuine understanding. You must score ≥72 to pass each concept.

Concept Progress · DCF Valuation
01 · Hook
Completed
02 · Discovery
Completed
03 · Delivery
Completed
04 · Deep Dive
Completed
05 · Application
In Progress
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06 · Task
Locked
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07 · Eval
Locked
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08 · Mastery Gate
Locked
Programs

Choose your path.
Or build your own.

Six predefined programs or a fully custom degree. Every program runs on Copilot and includes the same practitioner knowledge.

MBA12 competencies · $8K · 12–18 months
Finance MBA

The complete finance professional. From financial modelling to capital markets to ESG.

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PGP6 competencies · $4K · 6–9 months
PGP in Venture Capital

Purpose-built for aspiring VC associates, analysts, and founders who want to understand the other side of the table.

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PGP6 competencies · $4K · 6–9 months
PGP in Investment Banking

The structured path to IB. Financial modelling, M&A, capital markets, and deal execution — taught by practitioners who have closed real deals.

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PGP6 competencies · $4K · 6 months
PGP in FinTech

The intersection of finance and technology. Digital payments, neobanking, DeFi, embedded finance and the regulatory landscape.

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CERT3 competencies · $1.5K · 2 months
Financial Modelling

The most in-demand technical finance skill. DCF, comparable company analysis, and financial statement mastery in 8 weeks.

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CERT3 competencies · $1.5K · 2 months
Personal Wealth & Investing

Build and manage real wealth. Personal investing, trading psychology, and portfolio construction — for your own money, not just clients’.

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BYOAny 12 competencies · Custom pricing
Build Your Own Finance MBA

Pick exactly what you need from the full library. Mix Finance, AI, Business and Generic competencies. Your degree, your way.

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Global Immersions · Real Moments
Students learning together, across the world.
Singapore
Singapore
Jan 2025
Dubai
Dubai
Feb 2025
San Francisco
San Francisco
Mar 2025
New York
New York
Apr 2025
China
China
May 2025
India
India
Reyo - Indian Airfoce
Singapore
Singapore
Jan 2025
Dubai
Dubai
Feb 2025
San Francisco
San Francisco
Mar 2025
New York
New York
Apr 2025
China
China
May 2025
India
India
Reyo - Indian Airfoce
Mumbai
Mumbai
Jul 2025 · 63 students
Singapore
Singapore
Capstone Day · Aug 2025
Dubai
Dubai
Mentor Summit · Sep 2025
IIT Bombay
IIT Bombay
AI Immersion · Oct 2025
London
London
AI Bootcamp · Nov 2025
Shanghai
Shanghai
Asia Summit · Dec 2025
Mumbai
Mumbai
Jul 2025 · 63 students
Singapore
Singapore
Capstone Day · Aug 2025
Dubai
Dubai
Mentor Summit · Sep 2025
IIT Bombay
IIT Bombay
AI Immersion · Oct 2025
London
London
AI Bootcamp · Nov 2025
Shanghai
Shanghai
Asia Summit · Dec 2025
The Competency Library

12 finance competencies.
Each built from practitioners.

Each competency = 24 concepts = ~180 minutes of structured Copilot-led learning. Every concept ends with a real financial deliverable.

Specialised Finance Competencies (F01–F12)
F01
Financial Modelling & Valuation
DCF, comparable company analysis, LBO basics, scenario modelling, Excel/Sheets mastery, sensitivity analysis
F02
Corporate Finance & Capital Structure
WACC, capital allocation, debt vs equity trade-offs, M&A rationale, dividend policy, synergy analysis
F03
Investment Analysis & Portfolio Mgmt
Equity research, fundamental analysis, portfolio theory, risk-return, factor investing, portfolio construction
F04
Venture Capital & Startup Finance
VC fund mechanics, deal sourcing, term sheets, cap table management, valuation methods, portfolio construction
F05
Investment Banking & Deal Execution
M&A process, fairness opinions, roadshows, IPO mechanics, debt capital markets, pitch book construction
F06
Private Equity & Alt Investments
PE fund structure, leveraged buyouts, value creation plans, exit strategies, real assets, hedge funds
F07
Financial Markets & Macro Economics
Interest rates, FX, equities, fixed income, commodities, central bank policy, macro indicators, global capital flows
F08
FinTech & Digital Finance
Digital payments, neobanking, embedded finance, DeFi, blockchain basics, open banking APIs, regulatory landscape
F09
Risk Management & Compliance
Market risk, credit risk, operational risk, Basel III, AML/KYC, stress testing, risk reporting frameworks
F10
Startup Fundraising & Investor Relations
Pitch deck construction, valuation negotiation, investor outreach, data room preparation, closing rounds
F11
Accounting & Financial Reporting
P&L, balance sheet, cash flow, GAAP vs IFRS, financial statement analysis, earnings quality
F12
ESG Investing & Sustainable Finance
ESG frameworks, impact measurement, green bonds, sustainability reporting, TCFD, responsible investment
Generic Competencies — Shared Across All Schools
G01Strategic Thinking
G03Communication & Storytelling
G04Data Analysis & Interpretation
G05AI Tools for Professionals
G06Problem Solving & Frameworks
G07Entrepreneurial Thinking
G08Negotiation & Influence
G12Global Business Context
Alumni · Where They Are Now

Real students. Real outcomes.

Guliz Y
PM MBA
Guliz Y
Bangalore
Student at NUS Singapore
Growth at Kavak.ai
Placed in 3 months
Shivam Pal
AI Agents MBA
Shivam Pal
Mumbai
Data Scientist at Uola
Product at Mvaak.ai
Promoted internally
Dr Ananth Srinivas
PM MBA
Dr Ananth Srinivas
Singapore
Managing Director, Hathar Services
Founder at Cartmed
Revenue Generating
Abhijith Jajio
PM MBA
Abhijith Jajio
Bengaluru
Lawyer
Founders Office, Series A Startup
Career Switch
Swarit Bharadwaj
PM MBA
Swarit Bharadwaj
Hyderabad
Undergraduate Student
CTO at Influenzo
Profitable
Alex Hernandex
Growth MBA
Alex Hernandex
Spain
Product Manager
Digital Transformation Lead, Meta
2x salary in 6 months
Suraj Reddy
AI Agents MBA
Suraj Reddy
Dubai
Student at NYU Stern
Medtech Founder
Family Business Expansion
Guliz Y
PM MBA
Guliz Y
Bangalore
Student at NUS Singapore
Growth at Kavak.ai
Placed in 3 months
Shivam Pal
AI Agents MBA
Shivam Pal
Mumbai
Data Scientist at Uola
Product at Mvaak.ai
Promoted internally
Dr Ananth Srinivas
PM MBA
Dr Ananth Srinivas
Singapore
Managing Director, Hathar Services
Founder at Cartmed
Revenue Generating
Abhijith Jajio
PM MBA
Abhijith Jajio
Bengaluru
Lawyer
Founders Office, Series A Startup
Career Switch
Swarit Bharadwaj
PM MBA
Swarit Bharadwaj
Hyderabad
Undergraduate Student
CTO at Influenzo
Profitable
Alex Hernandex
Growth MBA
Alex Hernandex
Spain
Product Manager
Digital Transformation Lead, Meta
2x salary in 6 months
Suraj Reddy
AI Agents MBA
Suraj Reddy
Dubai
Student at NYU Stern
Medtech Founder
Family Business Expansion
Charles Bohannan
PM MBA
Charles Bohannan
San Francisco
Marketing Head
Growth Head, Wordful
First job in 60 days
Mohammed Elsifiwy
PM MBA
Mohammed Elsifiwy
Abu Dhabi
Finance Analyst
Series A Founder
Switched industry
Sumana Mandal
PM MBA
Sumana Mandal
Kochi
Software Engineer
Founder
Complete career change
Reyo Augustine
PM MBA
Reyo Augustine
Bengaluru
Indian Airforce Pilot
Founder at Foliages
Profitable in 2 months
Rakesh Palyam
Strategy & Leadership
Rakesh Palyam
Chennai
Associate Director at Zeta
Director, Ascendion
3x Salary in 5 months
Sandhya Pradhan
PM MBA
Sandhya Pradhan
Delhi
Team Lead at IBM, Infosys
Head of Growth, Mindler.ai
Hired in 45 days
Samrudh R
Strategy & Leadership
Samrudh R
Mumbai
Student at IIT-Madras
Founder of BlendYeh
Profitable | Student Founder
Charles Bohannan
PM MBA
Charles Bohannan
San Francisco
Marketing Head
Growth Head, Wordful
First job in 60 days
Mohammed Elsifiwy
PM MBA
Mohammed Elsifiwy
Abu Dhabi
Finance Analyst
Series A Founder
Switched industry
Sumana Mandal
PM MBA
Sumana Mandal
Kochi
Software Engineer
Founder
Complete career change
Reyo Augustine
PM MBA
Reyo Augustine
Bengaluru
Indian Airforce Pilot
Founder at Foliages
Profitable in 2 months
Rakesh Palyam
Strategy & Leadership
Rakesh Palyam
Chennai
Associate Director at Zeta
Director, Ascendion
3x Salary in 5 months
Sandhya Pradhan
PM MBA
Sandhya Pradhan
Delhi
Team Lead at IBM, Infosys
Head of Growth, Mindler.ai
Hired in 45 days
Samrudh R
Strategy & Leadership
Samrudh R
Mumbai
Student at IIT-Madras
Founder of BlendYeh
Profitable | Student Founder
Global Finance Careers

Our programs open up
international finance jobs.

Our network spans the four global finance capitals. The competencies you build here open doors in all of them.

Singapore
VC ecosystem · Family offices · SEA deal flow
Mumbai
Private equity · SEBI · India capital markets
New York
Wall Street · Hedge funds · Global PE
London
IB · Asset management · European FinTech
Apply to School of Finance →
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Roles our students break into
VC Associate
PGP in Venture Capital
IB Analyst
Finance MBA
CFO
Finance MBA
FinTech Product Lead
PGP in FinTech
Fund Manager
PGP in Investment Banking
Series A Founder
Finance MBA
Risk & Compliance Lead
Finance MBA
ESG Investment Analyst
Finance MBA
Financial Modelling Lead
Certificate in Modelling
PE Associate
PGP in Investment Banking
Startup CFO
Finance MBA
Family Office Analyst
PGP in Venture Capital
Hiring Companies & Program Partners
Goldman Sachs
Morgan Stanley
J.P. Morgan
Citi
KPMG
Deloitte
EY
PwC
Goldman Sachs
Morgan Stanley
J.P. Morgan
Citi
KPMG
Deloitte
EY
PwC
Meet Ventures
EQx Fund
Silicon Road Ventures
MapleTree Investments
Temasek
GTMFund
Peak XV Partners
Sequoia Capital
Meet Ventures
EQx Fund
Silicon Road Ventures
MapleTree Investments
Temasek
GTMFund
Peak XV Partners
Sequoia Capital
DBS Bank
Razorpay
Meta
Thinkuvate Ventures
Asia Pro Ventures
TiE Singapore
Virtus Ventures
Chiripal Group
DBS Bank
Razorpay
Meta
Thinkuvate Ventures
Asia Pro Ventures
TiE Singapore
Virtus Ventures
Chiripal Group
Career Outcomes

Outcomes that hold up
under scrutiny.

Real placement data from students who completed the School of Finance.

Average Placement
₹28L
Highest Salary
₹48L
WhereSTUDENTS GO
Investment Banking
28%
Venture Capital & PE
22%
Corporate Finance & CFO
20%
FinTech & Product
15%
Risk, ESG & Compliance
15%
Download Mentogram's Placement Report
Global Accreditation

A credential that travels
with you, not just a course.

Delivered in academic partnership with Woolf, a globally recognized accreditation framework, so your credential holds up across borders and industries.

Woolf-accredited degree certificate
EU-Accredited (ECTS)
ECTS is the most widely recognized academic credit framework in the world.
Recognized in 60+ Countries
Your degree is listed on the European Union’s EUROPASS, with transcripts that travel globally.
World-Class Advisory Council
Woolf’s Academic Advisory Council includes the founders of ISB, Minerva and Foundry College.
Independent Institutions
Headquartered in California, with independent institutions in California and Wisconsin.
EQF-7 — Same Level as Oxford or INSEAD
This EU-accredited PGP sits at EQF Level 7 — the same academic level as a master’s degree from Oxford or INSEAD.
Ready?

Your finance career
starts with an application.

We review every application personally. If accepted, you will receive your Mentogram Student ID within 48 hours and begin your first concept immediately.

Apply to School of Finance →
Applications reviewed within 48 hours
Student ID issued on approval
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FAQ

Everything you need to know.

What is the School of Finance?+

A practitioner-led finance program built around three things: Copilot, an AI mentor available 24/7; Missions, hands-on projects with a real mentor; and Sprints, monthly intensives run by a different practitioner each month. It’s built from real interviews and real deals, not generic textbook theory.

How is this different from a CFA or a traditional MBA?+

A CFA takes 4 years and $3,000+ in exams alone. A top MBA costs $200,000+. The School of Finance starts from $1.5K, runs in months rather than years, and is built around practitioner knowledge and real deal exposure rather than classroom theory.

Do I need a finance background to apply?+

No. Programs range from foundational certificates to the full Finance MBA, so you can start wherever your current experience puts you and build up from there.

What credential do I receive?+

Our PGP is delivered in academic partnership with Woolf, an EU-accredited framework recognized in 60+ countries, sitting at EQF Level 7 — the same academic level as a master’s degree from Oxford or INSEAD.

Can I upgrade to an MBA or DBA later?+

Yes. You can start with a focused program or certificate and upgrade into the full Finance MBA, or build your own combination of competencies through the Build Your Own track.

Are the global immersions mandatory?+

No, immersions are an optional add-on. Core learning happens through Copilot, Missions and Sprints; immersions to hubs like Singapore, Dubai, Mumbai and the USA are there for students who want in-person time with mentors and investors.

Who are the mentors?+

A program committee of practitioners — VC partners, investment bankers, CFOs and fund managers — who’ve actually closed the deals being taught. Their backgrounds are listed in full on this page.

What outcomes can I expect?+

Real placement data from students who completed the School of Finance shows an average placement of ₹28L and a highest recorded salary of ₹48L, with outcomes spanning investment banking, venture capital, corporate finance, fintech and risk/compliance roles.