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  What is Venture Capital?

  • Startups need to raise money from VC firms to operate and grow their companies. In return, VC firms own equity in the company
  • VC’s invest in the private market in companies at their earliest stages
  • VC is a form of private equity
  • A VC takes on an active, not passive, roll
  • Primary goal is to max returns by exits

  Why is VC interesting?

  • Adjacent to entrepreneurship, private equity
  • Learn about a diverse group of industries and companies
  • Talk to people and meet talented founders
  • Evaluate startups and place bets on their success
  • Freedom-- you get what you make of it

  What does a VC actually do?

  • Sourcing and Screening
  • Due Diligence: Data rooms, calls (to everyone!)
  • Portfolio Management
  • Company Building: Attract talent, introduce investors, etc.
  • Fundraising