Path to VC Partner
Join us for an exclusive conversation with dynamic VC leaders Ashley Ryder and Lily Bernicker who recently have been promoted to Partner. In this candid conversation, they will reflect on challenges, milestones and key decisions that shaped their careers, offering a behind the scenes look at what it takes to reach the top. From building a network, to navigating investment decisions, this session will provide invaluable advice on how to chart your own path to success.
Address: 399 Park Avenue - 11th floor (Savills)
5:30pm – Arrive, mingle and grab food
6:00pm – Talk begins
6:45pm – Talk ends / networking
Speaker Bios:
Ashley Ryder is a Partner at VamosVentures. She started her career at Morgan Stanley in Capital Markets and moved into strategic roles at YC startup Shoptiques.com (now Material Retail), Saks Fifth Avenue, and Estee Lauder focused on the intersection of the consumer and technology verticals. She was previously an investor at Brand Foundry Ventures, Founders Factory, and Dorm Room Fund across Commerce, Health & Wellness, and FinTech. Ashley holds a BA from Brown University and an MBA from MIT Sloan.
VamosVentures is a venture capital fund investing in diverse teams across Health & Wellness, FinTech, Future of Work, and Sustainability. The fund does Seed to Series A deals with $500K-$4M checks.
Lily Bernicker is a Partner at Wireframe Ventures. Based in New York, she is responsible for leading new investments and supporting Wireframe’s existing portfolio companies. Before joining Wireframe, Lily was a principal on the investment team at Collab Fund, where she invested in early-stage teams solving major problems in healthcare and carbon-intensive sectors, with a special interest in digital health and industrial decarbonization. Prior to venture capital, Lily was a consultant at FSG, where she advised Fortune 500 companies and private foundations on corporate and philanthropic strategy. Lily graduated from Yale University with a BA in History.
Wireframe Ventures is an early-stage health and climate fund, writing checks ranging from $500K-$2M.
Karen Wang is a principal at Deutsche Bank Ventures. She invests in Series A and B enterprise software companies. Prior to that she was the Head of the Entrepreneur in Residence Program working with preseed and seed stage companies. Karen graduated from New York University.
Deutsche Bank Ventures invests Series A and B enterprise software companies in US and Europe. Check sizes range from $3-10M.
Our Partners:
Diversity is POWER, a registered not-for-profit, we strive to transform the investment landscape by promoting diverse leadership in capital flows with public and private equity partners. We invite established investors and emerging fund managers to join us in fostering sustainable growth and inclusivity in finance.
Gabe and Maxine lead the Technology Practice Group at Savills, a global commercial real estate advisory firm. They focus exclusively on occupier strategy - applying a human-first, consultative approach to real estate. From 2 desk coworking space to optimizing global office portfolios for publicly traded companies, the team helps to align space commitments with overall business goals.
Stifel Financial is a global investment bank, wealth management, and commercial banking institution with over $500B+ in AUM. Stifel Bank offers venture and fund banking solutions, including 100% free banking for fund clients, fully insured liquid ICS accounts (up to $275MM FDIC coverage), capital call and management company lines of credit, and venture lending.