Venture Forward

It’s that time again! We’re excited to announce that the scholarship application is now open for Cohort 18 of VC University! VC University is our certificate course on the fundamentals of venture finance, offered in partnership with National Venture Capital Association and Berkeley Law Executive Education. 🎓✨ This scholarship is available by application to aspiring and early-career VCs from underrepresented backgrounds. It covers the full cost of course tuition, offers exclusive office hours, and includes a dedicated, 3-month mentorship program. Learn more and apply by THIS Friday, November 1 ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/gFnjjP3A

Here's this week's round up of career opportunities in VC investment roles! 💡 Check out below + our job board for more. 👀👇 ➡️ Associate / Senior Associate (Fine Structure Ventures) ➡️ Associate (McKesson Ventures) ➡️ Strategic Investment Associate (Wells Fargo) ➡️ Principal / Associate / Senior Associate (Congruent Ventures) ➡️ Investor Relations Associate (Forum Ventures) ➡️ Associate / Senior Director (Illinois Ventures) ➡️ Managing Partner (Techstars Colorado) ➡️ Graduate Associate (Powerhouse) https://lnkd.in/gdJK84N2

Underrepresented, aspiring or early-career VCs: don't miss out on this exciting opportunity! Apply for a scholarship to Cohort 18 of VC University, our foundational certificate course on venture capital, offered in partnership with the National Venture Capital Association and Berkeley Law Executive Education. The curriculum covers the fundamentals of venture funds, startups, venture deals, advanced VC concepts, and more! 🚀💼 The scholarship covers the cost of course tuition, provides access to exclusive office hours, and includes the opportunity to participate in a curated mentorship program. The application deadline is THIS Friday, Nov. 1. Learn more and apply: https://lnkd.in/gFnjjP3A

Three weeks ago, we convened the VC University community to celebrate the program's five-year anniversary! It was a special evening with program participants, volunteers, partners, and VC leaders. 👀 📸 Check out the photo album: https://lnkd.in/gi5dz72m Interested in: - Taking the course? Cohort 18 begins in Feb. 2025, and the scholarship application is now open. https://lnkd.in/gHppERi - Volunteering? Sign up for Venture Forward communications to get alerted of the next mentor sign-up window. https://lnkd.in/gHYBn64x - Sponsoring? Contact [email protected]

We've added new VC investment roles to our job board this week! 💼 🚀 Check out below. ✨ ⬇️ 🤖 Developer + AI Investor; Fintech + Wealth Management Investor (Venrock) 📰 Associate, Corporate Venture Capital Fund (Thomson Reuters) 💳 MBA - Ventures Intern (PayPal) 🎚️ Associate / Principal; Principal / Partner - Early Growth (Level Ventures) 🏦 Investment Analyst, Private Markets (U.S. Bank) 🏫 Scholar Program (Illinois Venture Capital Association (IVCA) If you have VC investing job opportunities to share with the Venture Forward community, please send them our way!

We're looking forward to seeing the RAISE Global community today at the RAISE Global Summit! Excited to partner with our friends at GV (Google Ventures) to cohost the Networking Courtyard.

Issi Rozen, general partner at GV (Google Ventures), led a fantastic VC University office hours session today for the Cohort 16 scholarship class. He discussed: 🎶 His path from the music industry to biotech investing 🤝 The importance of the human element within leadership teams that can increase the likelihood of a company's success 🥼 The common practice of entrepreneur-in-residence (EIR) programs within the life sciences sector

📉 Companies with at least 1 female founder have raised $28b across 2,260+ VC deals in 2024, representing 21% of total deal value and 22% of total deal count (both %s are down from 2023). 📈 However, 2024 deal value for companies with all female founding teams is on pace to surpass 2023. 📑 Source: Q3 2024 PitchBook-National Venture Capital Association Venture Monitor https://lnkd.in/gUS4Pc_G

We posted 🔟 new jobs on our job board this week! 🚀 💼 📊 Here's a roundup of 5️⃣ below. ✨ ⬇️ 💼 Investor, Paine Ventures:  https://lnkd.in/gRcjjGcm 🪙 Venture Associate, Coinbase:  https://lnkd.in/gTCc-WCg 📈 Associate, Venture and Growth Equity, Hamilton Lane: https://lnkd.in/gpyrWgf3 🔋 Associate, Impact and ESG, Energize Capital: https://lnkd.in/d5JnZkjy 🥤 Venture Group Associate, PepsiCo: https://lnkd.in/gj-k2ykP

✨ Several Venture Forward board members have been making waves in the news recently, exemplifying their VC industry leadership! 🏆 Samara Mejia Hernandez was named to HOLA! USA's Top 100 Latina Powerhouse 2024 List: https://lnkd.in/gdh2f6Ww 🎉 Courtney Russell McCrea was named to Private Equity International's Women of Influence list: https://lnkd.in/g5YdUxF2 👏 Jennifer Friel Goldstein was named to The San Francisco Business Times' 2024 list of Most Influential Women in Bay Area Business: https://lnkd.in/gHEzvmwD 📰 Kate Mitchell has joined the Investment Advisory Committee of Operator Collective 🔆: https://lnkd.in/g5crURMV