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Women in Venture Capital
Join us as we engage with women, from analysts to partners, establishing their presence in the venture capital industry and male counterparts lending a hand. Let's talk networking, recruiting, culture, trends, investment opportunities, female funding and breaking into the boys' club.
Episodes
112 episodes
A Conversation with Lisa Lewin, Partner (CEO in Residence) at Primary VC | ex-CEO of General Assembly | Ethical Ventures | The Ready | Pearson plc | Mindgate Media | McGraw-Hill Education | MBA @ Harvard Business School
In this conversation with Lisa, we hear about her journey as a CEO in Residence at Primary VC and what she is most excited about the new trends in the startup ecosystem - the AI wave, climate-tech and east-coast startups scene in the US. We als...
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A Conversation with Akriti Dokania | Partner, Ridge Ventures | ex-Octopus Ventures | ex- Amazon, Microsoft | Previously, founded Coderbhai | MBA, London Business School
Akriti is a Partner at Ridge Ventures, focusing on early-stage investments in enterprise technology companies. With a background in computer science and product management, she brings valuable insights to her role as an investor and board membe...
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A Conversation with Meera Oak, Partner at Alumni Ventures (AV) | Polymath Capital | Strategy and Ops for Yale University | MBA, Tuck
In this conversation with Meera, we chat about how she joined AV, drawing from her endowment experiences and the fund's innovative investment strategy (exclusively co-investors). We also hear Meera's take on recent trends in the VC industry, in...
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A Conversation with Barbara Iyayi, CEO and Founding Partner at Unicorn Growth Capital | Lateral Capital l Element, Inc.| Atlas Mara | JP Morgan | Harvard Business School
In this episode with Barbara, we talk to her about her diverse experiences in the investment ecosystem across Africa, USA, Dubai; and how that shaped her investment philosophies. We also talk about how she got to starting her own fund in the We...
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A Conversation with Emily Man, Partner at Primary Ventures | Redpoint Ventures | Point72 Ventures | Columbia University
In this conversation with Emily, we touched on the experiences that shaped her move to and career in venture capital, including the rapid transformation in areas like Fintech. Emily shares more about strategies that helped her manage transition...
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A Conversation with Katelyn Foley and Vicki Nakata, President & Venture CEO at UP.Labs | BCG | Stellar Labs | Booking Holdings | Hawaiian Airlines | Bain & Co.
In this episode, we talk to Katelyn and Vicki from UP.Labs about the venture lab model in the mobility space. We talk to the team about building startups alongside corporate partners and drawing on their past experiences as operators. Finally w...
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A Conversation with Zabreen Khan | Partner, Phenomenal Ventures | Cofounder, HerCapital | Lead Edge Capital | MBA, Harvard Business School
In this episode, with Zabreen, we chat about her career transitions from operator roles to investing, and her current stint with Phenomenal Ventures. We also speak about her non-profit, HerCapital, that aims to empower women to invest in their ...
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A Conversation with Julia Gudish Krieger, Managing Partner at Pari Passu Venture Partners | ex-Founder @ Villageluxe | Spring House Tenafly | Insight Partners
In this episode, Julia walks us her through her decision to join investing early in her career, leaving to start a company before heading back to Pari Passu. Julia shares more about her decision to start a fund instead of joining one, the newly...
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A Conversation with Katelin Holloway | Founding Partner, 776 | Founding Member of ANGELS.vc | Pixar | Klout | Reddit
In our conversation with Katelin, we get to know about her diverse experiences that shaped her working style of always being 'people-first'. We also hear about how this strategy has helped her transition into the world of venture capital, at 77...
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A Conversation with Caroline Winnett, Executive Director @ Berkeley SkyDeck | Founder @ BrandNeuro | Neurogami | NeuroFocus | MBA @ University of California, Berkeley (Haas)
In this episode, Caroline dives into her journey from music major to being a serial entrepreneur and leading a powerhouse startup accelerator. We'll hear about her experiences co-founding the neuromarketing pioneer NeuroFocus, her time at Niels...
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A Conversation with Ash Arora | Partner, LocalGlobe | Polygon Labs | A-PAG | Citigroup
In this episode with Ash, we talk about her strategic transitions into the world of blockchain investing and finding her next move in the VC world. We also explore the latest trends in AI and early stage investing, and end with some actionable ...
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A Conversation with Priya Saiprasad, Co-Founder and General Partner at Touring Capital | Softbank Investment Advisers | Mayfield Fund | M12 | Square (Block, Inc) | Saints Capital
In this episode, Priya talks to us about her relatively early move into VC and her biggest learnings from investing in mid to growth stage companies. She dives into why she started her firm, Touring Capital and the fund's investment focus on AI...
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A Conversation with Lily Lyman, Partner at Underscore VC | MIT Sandbox | Facebook | Co-Founder @ NECT | Dalberg Global Development Advisors | Endeavor | Stanford Business School
In our 100th episode, we talk to Lily (recently named Boston's new power venture capitalist) about her decision to pursue a career in VC after years in product strategy at Facebook. Lily also shares Underscore's investment thesis, her views on ...
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A Conversation with Joanna Kuang, SVP of Product and Impact at Illumen Capital | Third Sector | Wellington Management
In this episode, we talk to Joanna about her work and pursuit for impact in the non-profit sector and now in venture capital. Joanna touches on how her background shaped her career choices, her decision to join VC and Illumen Capital. She also ...
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A Conversation with Heidi Roizen, Partner at Threshold Ventures | Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI) | DFJ | Mobius Venture Capital | Apple | T/Maker | MBA @ Stanford
In this episode, we talk to Heidi about her career, starting as one of the earliest female operators in Tech as the CEO of T/Maker and growing and building the company. We dive into her transition to VC with roles at Mobius, DFJ and now Thresho...
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A Conversation with Kelly Shaw, Principal @ Vestigo Ventures | AlmaPact | Synchrony | GE Capital | Harvard Business School
In this episode, we talk to Kelly about her optimization for learning and development which led her to various roles and ultimately VC. We learn more about Vestigo Venture's investment strategy and community driven approach to investing a...
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A Conversation with Fazeela Rashid, Partner at Revolution Growth | Temasek | Solera Capital | Credit Suisse | MBA @ Harvard Business School
In this episode, Fazeela walks us through her global experiences in VC including building out Temasek's healthcare and international businesses and her more recent role at Revolution. Fazeela also touches on Revolution's efforts to tackle the u...
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A Conversation with Julie Abrams | CEO and Chair, How Women Lead | GP, How Women Invest | Co-founder and CEO, Limitless Bridge Capital | Board Member, Nia Impact Fund.
In this episode, Julie talks about her venture firm, How Women Invest, and how empowering women is about unlocking untapped potential. She shares her view of having women at the table as investors and corporate board members. She also to...
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A Conversation with Claude de Jocas | Vice President @ Volition Capital | Former VP @ L2 Inc. | MBA Associate @ Bullish Inc. | HBS
In this conversation with Claude, we hear about her operator experience at L2, followed by transition to an investor role with Volition after pursuing an MBA. We hear about how she chose her career transitions and firms she wanted to work with....
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A Conversation with Alexa Von Tobel, Founder & Managing Partner @ Inspired Capital | Chief Board | Founder & CEO @ LearnVest | Northwestern Mutual | Morgan Stanley | MBA @ Harvard Business School
In this episode, Alexa shares her journey building companies that she wished existed for herself, including LearnVest and Inspired Capital. Alexa dives into Inspired's "napkin to revenue", long term investment strategy. She also touches on her ...
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A Conversation with Melissa Marks | Partner, Gunderson Dettmer | Samsung | Boxee | University of Michigan Law School, J.D.
In this episode, we talk to Melissa about her experience giving legal advice and negotiating deals for tech companies and VC funds and her passion to help inform and represent underrepresented founders in the industry. Melissa dive...
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A Conversation with Risa Stack, Partner @ The Production Board | Founder @ Veracyte | Kleiner Perkins | JP Morgan Partners | Chicago Board of Trade
In this episode, we talk to Risa about her journey into entrepreneurship and VC, combining her love for science and building. We touch on how being a repeat founder has shaped her investment style and some exciting innovations in life sciences....
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Kicking off Season 3 of Women in Venture Capital with Rashveena Rajaram & Anvita Dekhane
As we kick off season 3 of the Women in VC, we reflect on the current state of the industry and celebrate the many achievements of women.
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A Conversation with Sonja Perkins, Founder of Broadway Angels and Project Glimmer | Menlo Ventures | Symantec | TA Associates | MBA @ Harvard Business School
In this episode, we talk to Sonja about her long and successful career in venture capital, including becoming the youngest GP at Menlo Ventures and investing in companies such as TheRealReal, Q1 Labs and many more. Sonja walks us through how Br...
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A Conversation with Courtney Russell McCrea | Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Recast Capital | ex-Managing Director of Weathergage Capital | Silver Partners | Weston Presidio | MBA @ Kellogg
In the conversation with Courtney, we talk about her journey into the world of investing, starting as a Kauffman Fellow - to becoming an LP and now running Recast Capital, a platform supporting and investing in emerging managers in venture. We ...
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