EVCA Newsletter | July Edition - Tons of Jobs, Events, and More
As states across the U.S. begin opening up and people flock to the streets in the general spirit of celebration, I would like to share what I consider some news on the level of “thunderously groundbreaking.” After months of work, Adam and I are excited to unveil the official rebranding of EVCA and the launch of our new website at evca.org. From the redesign, I hope you may discern the careful balance between playful whimsy and professionalism that we believe best embodies the spirit of this group. Lastly, I would like to thank the folks at Godling Studio who were responsible for the design and vision behind the EVCA’s rebranding efforts.
And with that bit of introductory fanfare, welcome back to the July edition of the EVCA newsletter!
EVCA Spotlight: She’s a Former YC-Backed Founder and Engineering Leader. Meet Angela Tran, GP at Version One Ventures.
We had the chance to interview Angela Tran, who is General Partner at Version One Ventures, a venture capital firm that invests in pre-seed and seed-stage tech companies led by mission-driven founders. Angela shares with us her origins story—from co-founding her first startup and rising the ranks from analyst to GP at her venture firm. Through her story, Angela shares her lessons on life and career.
How VC Firms Are Making the Transition Back to Normal: The EVCA Return to Work Survey Results
As the country begins to open up after almost a whole year and a half in coronavirus-pandemic-induced slumber, many workplaces are still in the process of figuring out what the future of work will look like. Accordingly, we at the EVCA ran a survey across our membership to assess the approaches of venture firms to get back to the office.
Some of the key takeaways of the survey are as below, though be sure to click the button below for the full survey results!
Of 72 survey respondents from different venture firms across the U.S., the vast majority of respondents (76.9%) reported that their office will open in September 2021.
The vast majority of survey respondents (66.2%) said that they expect to be in the office less frequently than before the coronavirus pandemic; 26.8% remain uncertain; and 7% reported that they do not expect to be in the office less frequently than before the coronavirus pandemic.
The vast majority of survey respondents (66.2%) have begun taking in-person meetings at least outside of the office.
Featured Investors
This month we highlight Kyle Dolce of Glasswing Ventures and Kinjal Shah of Blockchain Capital as our featured investors of the EVCA community.
Kyle Dolce is an analyst on the investment team at Glasswing Ventures and brings four years of venture accelerator, startup, and finance experience to the role. He currently serves as the Boston Lead for EVCA and was previously the Venture Director of Northeastern University’s IDEA Venture Accelerator where he led a 17-person team supporting entrepreneurs with mentorship, strategic partnerships, and non-equity capital. Prior to this role, Kyle was an operations associate at Inrupt, a Glasswing portfolio company, where he developed critical early processes for prospect management, hiring, as well as on-boarding, and supported company leadership in pricing and open-source strategy decisions. Named a BostInno 25 Under 25, and a Huntington 100 honoree, Kyle graduated magna cum laude with a BS in Finance from Northeastern University.
Kinjal Shah is a Senior Associate on the Blockchain Capital investment & research team. Prior to joining Blockchain Capital, Kinjal was a Senior Consulting Analyst at Fidelity Investments in Boston. Kinjal earned her B.S. in Quantitative Economics from Tufts University. She is an associate member of Broadway Angels and co-founder of Komorebi, an investment collective focused on female and non-binary crypto founders.
EVCA Leadership Spotlight: New York Chapter Leads, Henry Magun of New Enterprise Associates (NEA) and Ned Berman of Differential Ventures
This EVCA Leadership Spotlight Series is intended to help the broader community get to know what's going on behind the scenes at the EVCA, as well as highlight the valuable contributions of the roughly 50 individuals across the venture capital industry who make the EVCA possible.
Henry Magun is an investor at New Enterprise Associates (NEA), where he joined in 2018. He is based out of NEA’s New York City office and primarily focuses on early-stage enterprise and consumer technology investments, with a particular interest in industrial automation. Prior to joining NEA, Henry worked for Nebia, a green tech startup in San Francisco. Henry holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University.
Ned Berman is an early-stage investor at Differential Ventures focused on data-centric startups. Previously, Ned was a senior investment manager at Samsung Catalyst Fund, a multi-stage venture fund investing in core technologies. Prior to Samsung, Ned was a venture fellow at New Enterprise Associates (NEA) on the technology team. Before NEA, he covered public equities investments in TMT, industrials, and retail at Stadium Capital Management. Ned is also a member of the Dean's Council at the Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth College.
What We’re Reading
The Future of Cybersecurity has Arrived - Zain Rezavi of Pelion Venture Partners, analyzes the cybersecurity industry and provides predictions of where the industry is heading
What makes a high-value startup board? - Damien Steel of Omer Ventures, provides a criteria startups should have for creating a high-value board of directors
Trend Forecasting: How to Stay Ahead of the Competition - Fiona Livingston, identifies a 4 step process to successfully identify trends
Strategic investors don't matter in tech - Sammy Abdullah of Blossom Street Ventures, provides the data to suggest that strategic investors aren’t as valuable as one might think in tech
Exploding Startup Trends Bringing Success in 2021 - Gayle Kurtzer-Meyers, details the best startup trends for 2021 to follow and why they continue to work even in our current business climate
Events
500 x KIC SV Express Soaring 1 Program Showcase! |July 1 | Hosted by 500 Startups
Meet the Funder: Archie Stonehill (Makers Fund) | July 12 | Hosted by Games for Change
The future of biopharma innovation: Cedar Talks with Joe Jimenez | July 13 | Hosted by Cedar
Biden Tax Plan, Inflation, Carried Interest and Vertical Slices | July 14 | Hosted by NVCA and GW
Corporate Venture Capital: Successfully Exiting Portfolio Company Positions | July 29 | Hosted by NVCA and King & Spalding
Social Impact Venture Fair | July 29 | Hosted by KiwiTech
Jobs
Associate Role in Palo Alto, CA at Eclipse Ventures. If interested, send your resume, brief introduction, and a couple of sentences about an“old-line” industry that fascinates you to Jannelle Matlock at jannelle@eclipse.vc
Associate Role in Menlo Park, CA at S-Cubed Capital. If interested, send your resume and an introductory letter to hiring@scubedcap.com referencing “Investment Position” in the subject line
Associate/Senior Associate Role in Los Angeles, CA at Anthos Capital. If interested, email Brian Ames at bames@anthoscapital.com
Head of Financial Analysis Role in San Francisco, CA at Thomvest Ventures
Associate Role in San Francisco, CA at Infinity Ventures. If interested, send your resume and cover letter to recruiting@infinityvc.capital
Analyst Role in San Francisco, CA or New York, NY at Eniac Ventures
Senior Associate Role in San Francisco, CA at Camber Partners. If interested, send your resume and a response (200 words max) to “Tell us about a time you used data and analytics to drive an exceptional business outcome, extra points if in a software operating context” to courtney@camber.io
Principal Role in San Francisco, CA at BMW i Ventures. To apply, please send your resume and cover letter to recruiting@bmwiventures.com
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