Purdue University Endowment

Purdue University Endowment is a university program of Purdue University in Indiana that manages endowments for scholarships, professorships, lecture series, and research centers. Founded 1869 in West Lafayette, Indiana, United States, it invests in venture rounds. On March 4, 2009, it invested in the venture round of Kylin Therapeutics, a biotechnology company developing RNA interference-based therapeutics. The amount invested was $2M.

Purdue has received and managed hundreds of endowment gifts over the years. Collectively, these gifts make up the Purdue Foundation Endowment.