AdvancingVC Live Podcast with Milana Kuzmanovic of World Innovation Lab (WiL)
🎙️ Live Podcast Interview: Milana Kuzmanovic on Building Bridges Between LPs, Founders & the Future
Join us for an exclusive live podcast recording featuring Milana Kuzmanovic, Senior Director at World Innovation Lab (WiL), where she leads fund investments and platform strategy - bridging capital, corporates, and innovation across global markets.
Agenda:
3:00 - 3:30 PM: Networking
3:30 - 4:30 PM: Live Podcast with Milana Kuzmanovic
4:30 - 5:00 PM: Networking
About Our Guest: Milana Kuzmanovic is a Senior Director at World Innovation Lab (WiL), where she leads venture and growth fund investments as well as platform strategy initiatives. With a background spanning McKinsey (large-scale corporate transformations), the IMF (economic capacity building), and Citi’s structured products desk in Japan, Milana blends analytical depth with a global perspective.
She holds a B.A. from Wellesley College and an MBA from Kellogg, and speaks five languages; a testament to her international approach to connecting LPs, founders, and funds.
What to Expect: Milana brings a fund allocator’s lens to venture, explaining how funds and LPs partner to fuel innovation, why corporate venture matters, and how strategic-capital platforms can elevate both startups and investors. Expect insights into due diligence at scale, emerging fund strategies, and why languages and human connection play a surprisingly big role in global VC.
Hosted by:
Tim Hsia, Context Ventures - Army Officer-turned VC, who Invests in military veteran founders and consumer startups.
Dev Chandra, Startup Intros - Navy Officer who helps early-stage founders find the right investors through AI and data.
AdvancingVC - Podcast hosted by Tim Hsia featuring convos with top VCs, LPs, and founders to talk all things VC.
Whether you're a founder seeking funding, an investor looking for insights, or simply curious about the startup ecosystem, this is a rare opportunity to hear from one of venture capital's most experienced and successful practitioners.