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🌟 Excited to share insights from the first session of the Venture Forward program for Women in VC! 🌟 𝐊𝐞𝐲 𝐓𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬: 👉 Leverage Your Background: Experience in operator roles or angel investing helps 👉 Build Networks: Seek mentors, learn from (wo)men in VC, and view challenges with humor 👉 Define Your Brand: Understand your strengths, get feedback, and articulate your unique value 👉 Cultivate Allies: Build relationships with senior supporters and gather references over time 👉 Focus on Track Record and Expertise: Be strategic and analytical in your investments, and understand that success takes time 𝐊𝐞𝐲 𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞: 💡 Be curious and relentless. ⏰ Patience is crucial. 💸 Fundraising is as important as investing. Thank you to the speakers and participants for the valuable insights! European Women in VC, Gülsah Wilke - DN Capital, Rainer Märkle - HV Capital, Evgenia Plotnikova - Dawn Capital 🙏. Look forward to the next session! #VentureForward #WomenInVC

Come join our LP Paulina from Bosch in this session on why corporate venture should invests in venture capital firms! If you are corporate looking to access frontier climate solutions that may advance your net zero goals and related business lines, reach out to me!

WEBINAR ALERT! This Friday I will be hosting Rosanne Whalley, CEO at AHL Venture Partners and Daniel Keiper-Knorr, Partner at Speedinvest for a deep dive discussion on GP-led exit strategies, designing for exits, perspectives from getting exit deals done in both African and European markets and how today's VCs should be thinking and working towards tomorrow's exits. After all, DPI is king. Join us for a refreshing conversation based on hard-won experience and expertise. Maybe we will also throw in some brand new Strategy Tools VC canvases to help you get some exits done...... Time: Friday 27th 14:00 - 15:00 CET Register: https://lnkd.in/dGSJDVSa Why you should join: - Get the latest on VC exits across EU and African markets - Hear from experienced exit deal makers - Learn how Speedinvest and AHL builds teams, processes and 2-year projects to get exit deals done - Get your hands on some of the brand new work on GP-led exits See you there! Scott Newton Link Venture Capital Link Capital #OIW #Exit #GP

Did you know that women represent just 17% of management company owners in venture capital? Thanks to VentureForward for shining a light on the topic and for the shout out alongside this amazing group of women investors 👊. To Chris Thomas, Felix Scheuffelen, and the team at Assembly Ventures, here's to building great things together. (Psst... emerging managers hustle harder and diverse teams outperform.) #womenshistorymonth #womeninvestors

Dive into the minds of potential investors with Katherine Marcham, Social Tech Trust, tomorrow at 10:30 am over on the GoodTech Ventures platform. From individual backers to seasoned venture capitalists. Understand their perspectives, preferences, and what factors weigh in when evaluating social tech ventures. Discover what factors they consider when evaluating social tech ventures and top tips around getting your venture investor ready. Sign up here: https://lnkd.in/eThUwWqY #ImpactFounders #ImpactVentures #Tech4Good #GoodTechVentures

Hope everyone enjoyed the holiday break. Now that we're officially in 2024, it's time to get back in the saddle and back to business. VisionTech Angels still has open rounds with current portfolio companies and new investments. Please reach out to Ben Pidgeon for details on these opportunities. VisionTech Partners | VisionTech Angels Angel Capital Association #IndianaAngelInvesting #MidwestAngelInvesting

Personal share - I got to go to Sonoma for the first time this week! Just got back from the inaugural Recast Capital Summit led by co-founders Sara Zulkosky and Courtney Russell McCrea. (Thank you Aurelia Flores VIPC | Virginia Innovation Partnership Corporation for making this possible.) Met thoughtful #LPs looking for fresh strategies, and enjoyed time with the emerging generation of alpha-generators, like my Kauffman Fellows Class 23 friends Noramay Cadena, Jenny Fielding, Gale Wilkinson, and Jason Torres--and Recast cohort friends Shalanda Armstrong and Lister Delgado. While catching up with VC friends is inspiring, and having off-the-record conversations is helpful in the futurescape of #VC reality, the one thing I want to celebrate here is 🌹Sara. 🌹 Sara Zulkosky and I met in the Kauffman Fellows program. We were in the same class. I was learning to raise my first institutional fund--and she was with Greenspring just before they were snapped up by StepStone Group. She listened so deeply and advised so gently . . . I will never forget her passion for the alpha only available in emerging managers--and her empathy for the path of breaking into venture. When I cried, basically she cried too. Her wise words were ones I held on to tightly as I went through that first raise. It seems like yesterday. But just a few years later--today--I'm making investments out of my ✨ ⭐ 2nd⭐ ✨institutional fund at Valor VC. And Sara founded a platform with Courtney for top emerging managers and the LPs who seek them to change the game, not just the score. It's working. As a fundpreneur, each day can be a bit of a climb, but some days, you look back on the mountain range you've scaled and the view is breathtaking. That's the vibe I'm going into the weekend with. There's a whole continental divide of experience informing Recast Capital's approach to apha. Worth a follow if you invest in fund managers!

🚀 Elevating My Game at Venture & Capital 2024, Sydney! 🌟 Just wrapped up an incredible day at the Venture & Capital 2024 conference in Sydney. Joined forces with 500+ venture capitalists, angel investors, and fund managers to dive deep into the future of Private Credit, Venture Capital, Life Sciences, Healthcare, and more. 🔥 Top Highlights: Steve Baxter from Beaten Zone Venture Partners dropped some major wisdom! Hon. Jacqui Munro gave us a peek into legislative impacts on investment. Pivotal discussions on everything from the energy transition to the future of healthcare—talk about setting the stage for innovation! This conference wasn't just enlightening; it was a roadmap as I pivot towards investment. The insights I've gained are gold mines for strategic moves in this fast-evolving market. Shoutout to CAPITALHQ for nailing it with this event and creating a hub for growth and networking. Super charged to leverage all these learnings in my investment journey. Let's bring on the tech and innovation fusion! #VentureCapital #Investment #PowerNetworking #CareerGrowth #CapitalHQ

What does a leading LP wish more VC managers knew? This week on Swimming with Allocators, we peel back the curtain with Nate Leung, Partner at Sapphire Ventures, for an insider's look at the venture capital dynamics from the perspective of a seasoned Limited Partner. Episode Highlights: - Nate's journey through the VC landscape and Sapphire's strategic investment approach. - The evolving role of secondaries in the venture ecosystem and insights into Sapphire's Emerging Managers Program. - Criteria for engaging with LPs and secondaries - Plus a special Q&A with Canopy's CEO, 👨🏻💻 John Ling, on adjusting fee structures for co-investments and SPVs. Key Takeaways: - Understanding the importance of long-term relationships and trust in venture capital. - Navigating challenges and seizing future opportunities in the VC world. - Sapphire Partners' mission to support the "New Elite" managers across the globe. - The impact of technology in simplifying private investments, featuring insights from Canopy. Nate shares invaluable perspectives on partnership dynamics, market trends, and the critical role of authenticity and strategic engagement in building successful VC-LP relationships. Tune in to gain a comprehensive understanding of what Sapphire Partners wishes more VC managers knew and discover the future of venture capital investments. #VentureCapital #LPInsights #SapphireVentures #SwimmingWithAllocators #VCStrategy #EmergingManagers #PrivateInvestments

🌟 Exciting Update! 🌟 Over the past year, my life took an incredible turn as I ventured into the world of Venture Capital. The experiences, connections, and lessons have been beyond rewarding, possibly the most significant change for me in 2023. If we've crossed paths at events or connected virtually, you're part of this journey! 🚀 Looking ahead to 2024, my goal is to dive even deeper into the VC space. Curious about what being a grad student in VC involves? Check out this article on our Grad2VC team at Front Row Ventures. It's been a transformative ride, and I can't wait to see where the next year takes us! Read more: https://lnkd.in/eY8xEf-i #VentureCapital #FRV #LifeUpdate #2023Reflections #2024Goals