Lunch & Learn

All current and alumni VC University participants have access to the monthly Lunch & Learn webinars. Past topics and speakers have included (as of January 2023):

• LP Insights – Beezer Clarkson (Sapphire Ventures) & Lisa Edgar (Top Tier)
• Portfolio Construction – Charles Hudson (Precursor) & Renata Quintini (Lux Capital)
• Emerging VC Fundraising & Fund Management Best Practices During a Downturn – Will Price (Next Frontier Capital) & Seyonne Kang (Greenspring Associates)
• Navigating VC as a New Fund Manager – Winter Mead (Oper8r) and Sara Zulkosky (Recast Capital)
• Assessing VC Fund Structures – Miles Millard (Assure) and Mac Conwell (Rarebreed Ventures)
• LP Perspective – Top Tier Capital Partners
• Fund Management Best Practices – Stephen Eberle (Scale Venture Partners), Marc Galletti (Longitude Capital), and Quinn Rotchford (AngelList)

• Healthcare Trends in VC – Jim Healy (Sofinnova Investments)
• State of Healthcare VC – Jon Norris (Silicon Valley Bank) and Magdalena Tyrpien (Forge Biologics)
• Web3 – Cheryl Campos (Republic)
• Impact Investing & Venture Philanthropy – Christy Chin and Joanna Lichter (Emerson Collective)
• SaaS Metrics & Investing – Jessica Bartos (Salesforce Ventures)

• How to Build a Successful Career in VC – Kate Mitchell (Scale Venture Partners)
• Breaking into VC – Mahendra Ramisinghani (Secure Octane & author of The Business of Venture Capital); Cack Wilhem (IVP); Adrian Fortino (Mercury Fund); Andrew Schoen (NEA); & Joe Molinelli (True Search)
• Building a Career in VC – Robin Li (GGV Capital) and Otello Stampacchia (Omega Funds)
• VC University Alumni: Where Are They Now? – Sidney Nakahodo (Seldor Capital) and Himalaya Rao-Potlapally (Black Founders Matter)
• Building Your Brand – Kate Barrett (NEA), Rebecca Buckman (Battery Ventures), and Sue Kwon (General Catalyst)
• VC University Alumni: Where Are They Now? – Mandy Howard (Foundry) and Aya Spencer (Kapor Capital)
• Lessons learned and advice from rising stars in VC – Vanessa Larco (NEA) and Faith Voinovich (Ohio Innovation Fund)

• The 411 on SPACs – Sandi Knox (Sidley Austin LLP) and Steve Murray (Revolution Growth)
• Secondary Markets/Transactions & Alternative Liquidity Options – Kelsey Chase (Aumni), Erik Pena (Silicon Valley Bank), and Andy Trujillo (Carta)
• Family Offices – Shailesh Sachdeva (SVB Capital)
• How to Diligence, Value, and Protect Intellectual Property at Startups – Mira Chaurushiya (5AM Ventures); Shahin Farshchi (Lux Capital); Paul Parker (Perkins Coie)
• Navigating banking sector turbulence and its impact on the VC market – Iris Choi (Floodgate)

• The Traction Gap – Bruce Cleveland (Wildcat Ventures)
• Industry Perspectives on VC-Backed Exits and Liquidity – Guru Chahal (Lightspeed); Tim de Kay (Deloitte); Brian Patterson (Gunderson Dettmer)
• The Good, The Bad & The Ugly of VC – Joe Horowitz (Icon Ventures)
• VC Perspectives on the Current Environment & Ecosystem Building – Brentt Baltimore (Greycroft), Mike Fernandez (B Capital), and Carmen Palafox (MiLA Capital)
• Navigating a VC Downturn – Fazeela Abdul Rashid (Revolution Growth) and Misha Kelly (Sensiba San Filippo)

• Scott Kupor (Andreessen Horowitz)
• Jeff Clavier (Uncork Capital)
• Arlan Hamilton (Backstage Capital)
• Barry Eggers (Lightspeed Venture Partners) 
• Greg Sands (Costanoa Ventures)
• Sarah Bhagat (Sofinnova Investments)
• Matt Goldstein and Priyanka Mitra (M12 | Microsoft’s Venture Fund)
• Scott Dorsey (High Alpha)
• Paul Asel (NGP Capital)
• Samara Hernandez (Chingona Ventures)

• Important Public Policy Issues Impacting VCs and Startups – NVCA Policy Team
• SSBCI + VC Opportunities – Ray Leach (JumpStart) and Jonas Murphy (NVCA)