We're proud to partner with the National Venture Capital Association on the 2025 DEI Impact award, and nominations are open until Dec. 13! This award recognizes individuals, organizations, or firms that have made significant strides in advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) within the venture ecosystem. Eligible candidates must demonstrate a strong commitment to DEI and implement programs or initiatives that meaningfully increase opportunities for underrepresented groups to thrive in the industry. 🏆 Past award recipients include BLCK VC, Lo Toney (Plexo Capital), Chicago:Blend, and First Close Partners. 🗳️ Submit your nomination: https://lnkd.in/geqKMKw2
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Building a stronger, more diverse, equitable, and inclusive future for venture capital.
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Venture Forward is a 501(c)(3) supporting organization to NVCA with a mission is to diversify, educate, and empower the VC investor class to advance the industry and maximize impact and returns. The organization provides education, resources, and connections to drive intersectional diversity within the VC community. Venture Forward enables emerging investors to become VC investors by creating opportunities and opening doors that might otherwise have been closed to them. For VC investors and firms, Venture Forward represents a “square one” resource to help them implement meaningful diversity, equity, and inclusion practices. Key initiatives include VC University, the VC Human Capital Survey, and LP Office Hours. Learn more at ventureforward.org.
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📣Explore exciting opportunities in VC below! 👇 ➡️Investor (Khosla Ventures) ➡️Investment Partner (M12, Microsoft's Venture Fund) ➡️Principal (Afore Capital) ➡️Investment Associate (Upfront Ventures) ➡️Investment Principal or Senior Associate (Stealth Studio, Company Ventures) Discover these roles and more on our job board! https://lnkd.in/gEKGTNc9 #venturecapital #investmentroles #jobboard #vcjobs
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Nominations are now open for NVCA's Rising Star award! The award recognizes venture professionals on a rapid trajectory to become future industry leaders due to their swift mastery of #VC investing in a relatively short time. Learn more and submit your nomination by Dec. 13: https://lnkd.in/geqKMKw2
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For this month's VC University Lunch & Learn, we had a timely discussion with National Venture Capital Association President & CEO Bobby Franklin about important public policy developments for the startup ecosystem and what the election results mean for the VC industry. Thanks for joining us, Bobby!
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📣Here's this week's round up of career opportunities in VC investment roles! 👇 ➡️Director, NYS Innovation Venture Capital Fund (New York Ventures) ➡️Director, SSBCI, Emerging & Comm. Funds Programs (New York Ventures) ➡️Associate Investor (The Westly Group) ➡️Senior Investment Associate (Forum Ventures) ➡️Freelance Venture Capital, Senior Associate (Motley Fool Ventures) 👀Discover these roles and more on our job board! https://lnkd.in/gdJK84N2
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This #VeteransDay, we honor the brave individuals who have served in our armed forces, and we celebrate their profound impact in the venture capital ecosystem. To all veterans in the venture community: thank you for your service, and for your ongoing contributions to shaping the future of innovation!
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🚀𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗝𝗼𝗯𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗝𝗼𝗯 𝗕𝗼𝗮𝗿𝗱! Explore exciting opportunities in VC: ➡️𝗨𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗱𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗙𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 (New Enterprise Associates (NEA)) ➡️𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿 (Samsung Next) ➡️𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗲, 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮/𝗠𝗟 (Upfront Ventures) ➡️𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 (Struck Capital) ➡️𝗔𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘆𝘀𝘁 (SE Ventures) ➡️𝗦𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗗𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 (Aramco Ventures) ➡️𝗩𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗲, 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 (JPMorganChase) Discover these roles and more on our job board! https://lnkd.in/gEKGTNc9 #venturecapital #investmentroles #jobboard #vcjobs
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Cohort 16 of VC University concludes today! The five-month certificate course started in June with 340+ participants, including 39 full scholarship recipients. Venture Forward board member and Lightspeed co-founder Barry Eggers led the capstone Lunch & Learn for the cohort last week as the course wrapped up. Congrats, Cohort 16! 🎓 👏 🚀
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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
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