Getting your first role in VC
Join us for a discussion on how to get your first role in VC.
You'll get to hear from investors who have done it recently enough to be able to still remember the nitty gritty.
We will have a 40 minute panel, followed by 20 minutes for Q&A so come prepped with your burning questions.
Panelists:
Eleanor Kaye is the Managing Director of Newton Venture Program, one of the world's leading VC training initiatives. A joint-venture of LocalGlobeVC and London Business School, Newton trains aspiring and advancing VC professionals, helping them unlock their career aspirations and ensuring the next generation of venture leaders reflects the world we live in.
Sarah Hopley is Head of Venture Studio at Crisis, the national charity for people experiencing homelessness in the UK. She leads a small team to execute the charity’s impact investment strategy, investing in ambitious startups that are creating innovative, sustainable solutions to homelessness and the housing crisis. Sarah was previously Head of Landlord Partnerships at short-term retail platform Appear Here, a PropTech scale-up backed by the likes of Balderton Capital and Octopus Ventures.
Jannat Rajan is a tech investor at Forestay, an early-growth stage tech fund and part of B-FLEXION.
All women looking to enter VC welcome! 🙌
About unlock VC
unlock VC is an award-winning global platform and community for women in VC. Culminating in a 400+ person annual summit in Paris, unlock VC seeks to develop highly productive networks to increase the success of diverse investors, partly through frequent local and virtual events, supported by a continuous stream of content, resources, and training.
The 1k+ member unlock VC community includes GPs, LPs, VC, and angel investors. 🚀