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Paulina is an Investment Principal at E12 Ventures and an active angel investor focused on deep tech, frontier tech and industrial markets.
Previously she worked with Bosch Ventures, How Women Invest, Blissity Ventures, GroundUp Ventures, and Zane VC. Prior to her VC career she worked in banking and consulting (State Street Bank, Euroclear Bank, Deutsche Bank, Chatham Financial) in Switzerland, Belgium, Poland, and the US.
She holds three Master’s Degrees in Finance, Disruptive Innovations and MBA.
She serves as an Advisory Council Member at Harvard Business Review, Venture Capital Advisory Board at AI 2030 and as a Mentor at National Venture Capital Association.
Paulina is interested in longevity, frontier cities and humanoid robotics and writes about it in her weekly newsletter HardTech Reads: The AI and Robotics Revolution.
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- Investment professional at a $12B AUM private equity fund, following ~3 years in investment banking at Goldman Sachs.
- Sector-agnostic with a focus on agriculture and retail.
- Graduate of ESSEC Business School. Fluent in English, Arabic, and French.
- Been through the grind of summer/off-cycle recruiting — happy to share insights and help.
- Always open to connecting.
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Banker, Consultant. Advocacy, Cross border Payments, Trade finance
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- Currently, a Senior Associate at a Global Private Equity FoF (2 years) with several years of professional experience in core business valuations
- Previously spent 3.5 years working in a Big4 valuations practice and quickly grew from an Analyst to an Associate (aced reviews - 2/5 throughout)
- A Business Management Graduate and a CFA charterholder. Experienced in business valuations advisory, financial modeling, GP Due Diligence, fund investment strategy, portfolio management, etc
- Has screened and reviewed resumes of students, recent graduates, and professionals who want to work in the business valuations and PE fund of funds industry
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- Currently, Investment Manager at an Emirati Family Office in Dubai
- Overall, 7+ years of experience in different domains of finance in different geographies (Mumbai, Jeddah, Dammam, Dubai)
- Experienced broadly all kinds of jobs in investments from entry analyst level to mid manager level (equity research, investment banking, private equity, portfolio management)
- Learnt from the best. James Terrar was my mentor (ex-hedge fund manager at Man GLG Group). Learnt the art of investing and portfolio management from him.
- Learnt technical skills from Abhinav Sharma (ex-Xander PE group)
- MBA from IIM (Indian Institute of Management) Sambalpur
- CFA Charterholder
- Worked in boutique startups to a large listed company
- Equipped in manager selection, stock selection, private equity investing, M&A deals, fundraising deals, restructuring deals, sellside equity research
- Conversational proficiency in English, Hindi
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I’m an ICF-certified executive coach whose career has spanned organizational strategy and technology consulting — each chapter adding a distinct lens to how I now help leaders and organizations find clarity and drive performance through sustainable behavioural and operational transformation.
Strategy and operations. Technology and culture. People and process. 3 pairs of systems — what happens when different systems meet? They create tension — but like the cables of a suspension bridge, that tension, when harnessed, creates resilience. My approach to coaching and consulting is to help leaders work productively within that tension — between thought and action, aspiration and fear — to unlock sustained organizational and personal growth.
My years in consulting exposed me to a wide range of complex challenges, each one expanding how I understand organizations and the people who lead them. Now, as an executive coach, I trust clients to be the best advisors for themselves, while drawing on my own experience to frame curiosity and challenge their thinking.
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- Currently in corporate development at a PE-backed SaaS company in London
- Previously worked at an M&A buy-side advisory firm focused on deal sourcing, and served clients from some of the largest private equity firms globally
- Graduated from the National University of Singapore with experience working in Singapore and London
- Completed internships in VC, a family office and private capital advisory (all in Singapore)
- Passed CFA levels 1 and 2
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- Background in various different roles on the buyside, including private equity, private credit, and venture capital
- Currently at Fitch Ratings on the Structured Finance team, with a focus on Structured Credit & CLOs
- Studied finance at Cornell University
- Previously at Partners Group, a Swiss PE firm, working on both their private equity and private credit teams as a generalist
- Also worked for Prudential's private credit arm doing direct middle market lending, and did a stint in biotech VC with a focus on investing in cancer and obesity drugs and medical devices
- Fluent in Mandarin
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- An accountant with experience in managing financial statements for multi-family and single-family real estate portfolios
- Interned as part of a 3-member team investing in equities (private wealth management)
- BBA, Dual Majors in Accounting and Financial Management
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Investment Banking Associate in M&A with over a year of experience working on live deals across industries. In addition to my professional responsibilities, I’ve been heavily involved in recruitment and mentorship throughout my career. I’ve participated in Associate and Analyst-level recruiting and conducted interviews, giving me direct insight into what top banks are looking for in candidates at every stage of the process.
My mentoring experience goes back to business school, where I was selected as a student member of the Darden admissions team. In that role, I interviewed prospective MBA applicants with an interest in investment banking, and helped judge not only their technical readiness but also their overall fit and story. During my second year, I worked closely with first-year MBA students preparing for IB summer internships—helping them refine their pitch, sharpen technicals, and navigate the intense recruiting season.
As a mentor, I can bring a combination of insider perspective into both IB recruiting and admissions, structured guidance on interview prep, and candid feedback on how to set yourself apart in an ultra-competitive process. Whether you’re targeting top MBA programs, breaking into investment banking, or fine-tuning your pitch for interviews, I enjoy helping ambitious candidates reach the next level. My approach is straightforward, practical, and tailored to where you are in your journey.
If you’re looking for actionable insights from someone who has sat on both sides of the table—recruiter and candidate—I’d be excited to work with you.
Frequently Asked Questions
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The WSO mentor service runs at a very slight profit (~5-10% net margin) in order to help motivate amazing professionals to provide great (free) advice in the forums (many mentors have green "mentor" buttons next to their usernames) which strengthens the entire WSO community. Luckily, there is a surprising number of elite professionals within the WSO community that love giving back to motivated candidates. We also recently automated the mentor matching with an algo that helps reduce the manual work needed on the backend should a requested mentor not be available. Prices range from as low as $57 up to $997 depending on the package you purchase and the mentor you select. Given the success of our service and the number of repeat clients we have, we know that we can afford to run on thin profit margins and serve thousands of applicants. We also know that many of you will follow the advice of our mentors and invest in additional courses and/or services from WSO.
After checking out, your request will immediately be sent to the mentor you selected. You will be expected to fill our some basic information (location, industry preference, etc) along with upload a Word version of your resume in order to help the mentor decide if they feel like they are a great match. As soon as they accept (usually within ~9-12 hours), an email will be sent making an introduction. Your mentor will introduce him/herself and then proceed to review your current resume and/or offer times when you can connect for a mentor session. Over the following days, you will schedule a time that is mutually convenient for you initial phone call to go over what you need help with (mock interview, career consultation and/or both). If you would like to continue with this mentor, you can schedule more hours anywhere from 1 hour to 3+ hours with him/her over the following weeks & months.
Typically the match happens within 12hrs. If your preferred mentor has not responded within 9 hours or they indicate they can't take you on as a mentor, we will notify other top mentors that have the most in common with the mentor you selected (based on our matching algo). These backup mentors will indicate to you if they are available and you have the choice to move forward with one of them, get a refund or wait longer for your preferred mentor. If for whatever reason we cannot match you in time and/or there are no mentors that are available that you'd like to work with, we will refund your purchase in full, no questions asked.
We have an incredible team of 1,000+ dedicated mentors across top firms all around the world. Our #1 goal is to make sure you are placed in the hands of the most competent and detail-oriented professional in your specific target industry. This coupled with our strict process ensures a smooth and thorough experience. Why do we use actual professionals? The answer is simple: they are the ones ACTUALLY SCREENING APPLICATIONS for their own firms! They know what it takes to make it out of the trash pile and into the interview pile. On top of this, since we have been doing mentor sessions for over a decade across THOUSANDS of clients, we are able to immediately identify a top mentor and feed them more clients to ensure happy customers like you (due to our strict screening process). Our team includes investment bankers at all the top bulge brackets and elite boutique banks as well as private equity, hedge fund and VC professionals at the most prestigious funds. We also have reviewers at the top management consulting firms in the world, elite prop trading firms, top corporate finance roles as well as other related finance careers.
Usually these are all self-limiting beliefs, but if you're unsure if we are a good match for you, please send us a quick email to [email protected] and we can send over some bios if we think there might be a potential good match for you.
Too Young / Too Inexperienced: We do NOT recommend our mentor service until you at least have at least some relevant WORK experience that we can leverage. For the young clients out there, this means an internship, ideally in your target or related industry. If you are still in high school, it is unlikely that you have this experience. The earliest we'd recommend doing a mentor session is early freshman or early sophomore year as you prepare for summer internship recruiting. If you have no relevant experience then it probably doesn't make sense to sign up for the service. Our mentors are amazing, but they aren't magicians. If you tell us you really want to be in Investment Banking or Private Equity (for example) and everything in your background points to law or medicine, it's going to be an uphill battle. On the other hand, if you have unrelated experience but you have started the transition process by taking relevant classes and joining relevant clubs and associations, we'd love to work with you. You may not be the most competitive candidate, but we will highlight the most relevant education and functions at your current job that would translate well across industries.
Too Old / Too Experienced: We DO recommend our mentor service for more experienced professionals that are looking to make a transition or have an interview coming up. We have several very senior mentors that can answer the tough questions and make sure you are up to date on the latest trends in your target industry. However, before you move forward, we encourage you to give yourself an honest assessment. If you are looking to make the transition and have not made any steps outside of considering this mentor program, you probably aren't ready. If you've taken steps (education, new degrees, courses, etc) and feel like you're ready, we're on board and eager to help!
Yes, but if you have a negative attitude you are unlikely to have success. If you think a mentor session is an automatic referral, please don't bother to hire us.
Yes, our mentors often do refer our clients for open positions at their firms (over 20%), however, this should not be asked of our mentors to avoid a conflict of interest and it should not be expected as part of the service. It is up to you to impress the mentor if this is your goal, however, we believe you can gain much more out of the experience by being honest about your weaknesses and concerns with the mentor so there can be an open dialogue on how to improve your chances.
The only discounts are for larger packages and more hours purchased at once. This is an incredibly labor intensive 1-on-1 service using finance professionals that typically make well over $200/hr and are doing this primarily to give back.
This is a personal question and the answer is naturally subjective. If you are serious about landing a job in investment banking, private equity, hedge funds, trading, asset management, management consulting or any other competitive industry, it's more than likely that the answer to that question is a resounding "YES".
Career services advisers at your school are not screening applications for interviews...neither are your classmates. If you do happen to have a friend in the industry, are they going to take the hours necessary to give you a realistic mock interview? Odds are that their time is limited outside the office and if they do give you some guidance, it won't be as thorough as our expert mentors. If you look at the competitive nature of recruiting nowadays, why would leave your application up to chance when many of these jobs pay well over $100,000?
Join the 1,000+ candidates just like you who have already used the WSO Mentor Service
If you’re reading this, you’re here for a reason: because you want to be one of the very few who gets an an elite job and because you need help doing it. The choice really is yours. And your opportunity really is limited.
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