Breaking into PE/VC investor role post McKinsey Associate?

Incoming McKinsey Associate in Feb in a Latam office post mba. I am currently doing an internship in a Late Stage VC/Growth Equity fund focused on healthcare in SF on the GTM/Platform team. How likely is it that I can break into PE/VC on the investor side post McKinsey? Looking to get staffed on DD projects and ideally transfer back to the US through McKinsey first. I am a US citizen if this matters in my mid to late 20s. 

I also worked on a markets related role pre mba so the idea of exiting to a HF also sounds appealing although more difficult at the moment.

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