How to land in Venture Capital. Purpose and Structure
In this series we will be reviewing in an structured way all you to need to know of the VC spectrum and how to land in it.
Welcome to How to land in Venture Capital: a weekly newsletter on the new ventures’ ecosystem. Every week, you will see a summary of every deal that has happened in the Iberian market and either an analysis of a startup or a piece of research in the VC ecosystem aimed to help young professional to land an internship in Venture Capital.
My name is Conrad and I work as a Startup Analyst. I help founders and investors achieve their goals by connecting both parties to financing opportunities. Additionally, I love to provide mentorship to guide startups on how to secure funding.
If you want to chat, drop me an email at conrad.carbonell@iese.net
Purpose of this blog
In this series of posts, I will be writing on how I believe someone could enter Venture Capital. Also, I must say this is not a proven methodology and it is based only on my research. Said that, I think someone had to write something about it.
The structure for this series will be
Pre-application and understanding the ecosystem
Is it Venture Capital for me? How can I know it?
(understanding the VC ecosystem)Understanding that every VC is different from each other
Why networking with the correct people before applying is key?
Have you tried to work as a VC Investor before landing an internship? (networking, mentoring and analyzing startups)
Application
Where, when and how to apply to Venture Capital?
Interviewing process
Transversal information (good to know)