Newsletter | January 2021 Edition
Welcome back to the new EVCA newsletter! We at the EVCA hope you had a great holiday break, replete with lots of good rest, food, and cheer. As we get back to the stride of investing with the start of the New Year, we’re excited to bring you the latest news and updates from the EVCA community.
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EVCA Spotlight: An Interview with Eileen Tanghal, Senior Partner at In-Q-Tel, on What It’s Like Investing on Behalf of the U.S. Intelligence Community
We had the chance to interview Eileen Tanghal, who is Senior Partner at In-Q-Tel. In-Q-Tel is the strategic investment firm started by the CIA 20 years ago and which now invests on behalf of the broader U.S. intelligence community. Eileen shares with us more about how In-Q-Tel operates, what it's like investing on behalf of the intelligence community, and her own story of how she came to work for one of the most fascinating and secretive venture capital groups in the world.
Featured Investor
This month we highlight Michelle Moon of LG Tech Ventures as our featured investor of the EVCA community.
Michelle Moon, Principal at LG Tech Ventures: Michelle is a Principal at LG Technology Ventures, an early stage corporate venture firm. Michelle spends her time investing across multiple industries, especially AI/ML, enterprise software, healthcare and consumer. Michelle’s latest investments include: H2O.ai (autoML), Amwell (telehealth), OTI Lumionics (material discovery) and Syte (visual AI). Michelle has been in the investment industry since 2011, and worked in investment banking and private equity prior to joining LG Technology Ventures in 2019. In her personal time, Michelle enjoys running with her dog Taffy, reading, and writing for her blog.
What We’re Reading
20 Midwest Investors Reflect on Their 2020 - Abhinaya Konduru, Associate at M25, asked 20 Midwest investors about their experiences investing in 2020
How This 5X Founder Creates an Internal Culture With a “Crazy Focus on Storytelling” - First Round Review shares one CEO’s insights into the power of storytelling
2020 Was the Year of the EV SPAC and Here Are the Four Factors Fueling the Boom - Baris Guzel, Principal at BMW i Ventures, discusses the reasons behind the growth in EV SPACs in 2020
Adjacent User Theory - Bangaly Kaba, EIR at Reforge and Former VP of Growth at Instacart and Instagram, discusses what he calls “adjacent users” of products
The State of Crypto: A Builders’ Guide From Crypto Startup School - an a16z editorial that demystifies the state of crypto
Events
EVCA Town Hall with Miami Mayor Francis Suarez | EVCA | January 13 | Hosted by Adam Dawkins - Join the waitlist in the events channel on Slack
Coffee Break Series: Applied AI and Urban Mobility | Bootstrap Labs | February 11
CES | Consumer Technology Association | January 11-14
Jobs
Analyst role in New York City, NY at Differential Ventures. If interested, contact Nick Adams at nick@differential.vc
Senior Associate role in Palo Alto, CA at the Emerson Collective. If interested, contact fern@emersoncollective.com
Senior Associate role in New York City, NY at Samsung Catalyst. If interested, contact Brent Powell at brent.powell@samsung.com
Associate and Vice President roles in Burlingame, CA at Goodwater Capital
Asks
The Emerson Collective 2021 Summer Internship: The Emerson Collective is recruiting a diverse team of 30 rising college sophomores, juniors, and seniors for an eight-week internship in the summer of 2021. Apply here.
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