GP @VUFund, Head @VentureUniv, 100+ VC investments, early investor @BeyondMeat (IPO), @FabFitFun, @MeUndies, Sensity (Acq. Verizon), @Shopkick (Acq. SK Telecom)

San Francisco, CA
Joined May 2009
Excited to welcome Cohort 14 to @VentureUniv! We have 42 members that will be sourcing and reviewing ~5K companies and making 3-5 investments. If you're interested in launching your VC/PE career, apply to join an upcoming Invest Accelerator cohort here: lnkd.in/e73a2DzC
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Is Your Investment Team Hiring Interns, Analysts, Associates, Principals, Partners, or Platform Managers? Signup for the VC/PE Recruiting Day on June 11th: lnkd.in/eXZEaR8. We'll curate 3-6 top diverse candidates to interview. Limited to ~20 hiring investment groups.
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Cohort 12, 50 global investors (40 US / Europe, 10 Asia-Pacific) sourcing and reviewing 5,000+ companies, and investing in 3-5 companies across Consumer, Enterprise, Fintech, Frontier, Healthcare, and PropTech. #venturecapital #ventureuniversity #angelinvestors #familyoffices
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Cohort 11 was our third cohort that included induvuals from Asia-Pacific, w/ 14 individuals part of our 50 person Global Cohort. They sourced and reviewed ~1,000 companies in Asia and identified one amazing company to invest in (~0.1% selectivity). Looking forward to announcing!
Excited to announce VU Cohort 11! Between Jan to March, we will be sourcing and reviewing 4-5K companies, and making 2-5 new portfolio company investments! Meet cohort here: venture.university/2021-coho… xitter.cf/VentureUniv/status/135…
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Excited to announce VU Cohort 10! 31 investors, bringing VU to 250+ cohort members and alumni! 42% women, ~2x women VC investment professionals in the industry! Connect with C10 members here: lnkd.in/eeUsQEn #vcuniversity #ventureuniversity #femalevcs #womenvc
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VC wisdom from Carey Lai @ Conductive Ventures during a Fireside Chat at @VentureUniv #vc #vcuniversity #ventureuniversity #VentureCapital
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Was great to have Burak Cendek, Principal at @autotechvc join us for a fireside chat at Venture University. Autotech is a automotive focused VC investor, invested in @lyft and @SpotHero. #vc #ventureuniversity #automative #vcuniversity
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Thanks Brian Ascher, Partner @Venrock for a great firside chat at @VentureUniv! Brian has 20+ yrs of VC experience at Venrock = Venture + Rockefeller. Invested in: Intel, Apple, AppNexus, DoubleClick #vc #VentureCapital #vcuniversity #ventureuniversity #investoraccelerator
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Congratulations to @Dartmouth's VC team for winning 1st Place in the Regional New England Finals & @nyuniversity's VC team winning Entrepreneur's Choice for the undergrad Venture Capital Investment Competition. @vcic #futureVCs @VentureUniv #ventureuniversity
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