What Does It Take to Win the GAIN University Investment Challenge? We Asked the 2025 Champions.

About this episode

The episode features the winners of the 2025 GAIN University Investment Challenge discussing their experiences and strategies.

They researched the company, crunched the numbers, built their thesis — and then pitched it live in front of a panel of investment professionals. In this special episode, we sit down with the winners of the 2025 GAIN University Investment Challenge - Mireya, Vania, Matilda & Pearl from London Business School - to find out what it was really like. From forming their team and choosing their stock, to the nerves of the live final, our champions take us behind the scenes of one of the most ex...

People in this episode

Guests: Mireya, Vania, Matilda, Pearl

Topics covered

• investment challenge
• team dynamics
• stock pitching
• investment strategies
• live presentations

Keywords

• investment challenge
• GAIN University
• stock pitch
• investment professionals
• team formation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: London Business School

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