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 said his firm focuses on community-based investing. Smaiyl Makyshov Smaiyl Makyshov dropped out of Brown University after a year and founded a VC firm. He emailed hundreds of investors before getting his first yes from AppLovin cofounder Andrew Karam. Now on his second fund, he's investing in boarding school alumni and YC and A16z-backed founders. This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Smaiyl Makyshov, 24, the founder of Multifaceted Capital, a VC firm based i...