🔔 VC 🟰 industry of warm intros. Meagan Loyst is flipping the script; here’s why it matters 👇 → Many VCs will not look at a deal or candidate that does not come from an intro. To date, this system has exasperated the resource divide for countless founders and emerging fund managers. ➡️ Here are the problems spelled out: 1. Most people do not know a single investor, let alone a Venture Capitalist. 2. A system where you need to have raised money to raise money is paradoxical. 3. Stanford and Harvard represent a mere fraction of our population, yet 40% of all Venture Capitalists. 4. Emerging managers are evaluated based on historical performance & amount they have personally invested into their funds. 💡In short, our system is excellent at empowering UHNWI as VCs while significantly poorer at finding the best candidates regardless of socioeconomic status. ➡️ Here is how Meagan Loyst is flipping the script. 1. Founded Gen Z VCs as an open-access community for those interested in Venture. 2. Has used her platform to support first-generation and diverse next-generation leaders. 3. Focuses on sharing her passion and joy rather than raw analytics—inspiring more people to get educated on venture. 4. While attending Oxford and building a killer platform, she has maintained her values, continuously committing to making venture and, thereby, innovation accessible to a broader audience. At Moonarch we have the privilege of working with many of the world's top VCs. → We are here to report that the work of folks like Meagan Loyst and Sophie Beren to bring GenZ front and center is being noticed.🌟 How do you think GenZ will change the way Venture is conducted? Share below 👇 𝗥𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽❓ 🔔 We connect you with investors without any cuts or fees. 𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿❓ 🔔 Experience the future of early-stage investing with our zero-carry platform. Schedule a demo by sending us a message. #venturecapital #startups #genz #entreprenuership #founders
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If you're hiring an analyst, associate, or intern at your VC fund... please reach out to me! I've been building a resume book of top candidates & would love nothing more than to make high quality intros 💫 Gen Z VCs is all about making Tech/VC more accessible to the next generation, and that starts with assuring top candidates (regardless of background, education, etc.) are seen by top funds for entry level roles. 4 examples: 💼 Julia Pardee & Sofia Guzowski lead Gen Z VCs' Job Board and have helped our community facilitate 10,000+ applications into Tech/VC entry level roles... and we're just getting started! 💫 New Enterprise Associates (NEA) has a paid fellowship for undergraduate students kicking off in the spring (applications close in 2 days!), and we've made nearly 20 referrals of top potential candidates from schools all over the country (not just target schools). 💡 I will often use my socials & the community to crowdsource candidates for firms hiring based on their criteria... have done this for Red Sea Ventures, TCV, and several other funds. Earlybird Venture Capital posted an open Analyst Intern role in London yesterday, and after posting it in the Gen Z VCs London chat, we referred a top candidate in MINUTES. ❤️ From our recently launched Gen Z VCs Fellowship, we've just seen several incredible candidates ranging from undergraduates to recent grads a few years out of school... and we've already have made intros to top funds from seed to growth (4 funds just this week). Oh and by the way, we do this completely for free. I make time because it's important. To change the terrible statistics in our industry (ie: % of female founders getting funded, % of diverse GPs in VC, etc.)... it starts at the beginning & with the people writing checks. So again, here's my ask. If you're hiring for any entry level roles in VC (analysts, associates, interns, fellows, scouts, etc.)... please reach out to me ❤️ #venturecapital #vcfunding #diversity #genz #genzinvestors #vc #vcs #nextgen #hiring #recruiting #analyst #analystjobs #associate
thanks so much for sharing this & the kind words!!❤️💫✨
Great idea! Definitely fulfills a pressing need for founders especially those that are underrepresented!
GenZ is less interested in classic asset classes and more entrepreneurial than previous generations. Some of our takes: - GenZ will make Angel and hyper-growth investing a more significant asset class. - Venture influencers like Meagan Loyst will become a critical bridge between LPs and founders as well as operators looking to make the jump into venture. - Female founders and female healthcare will continue to snowball. - Venture studios and hands-on models focusing on depth of impact will become a more significant chunk of the pie. - VC social impact scoring will emerge as a critical differentiator.