Making the switch from Biz Dev -> PE investment role but in a sector I'm less interested in. How hard is it to switch later?

• 2nd year Analyst in corp dev (sourcing focus)
• Non-target school with a lukewarm GPA
• Dream long-term goal is to end up at a tech-focused buyout/late-stage growth shop

Current role is mostly (90%) sourcing, with some light execution work on deals that I bring in. It's a tough gig because my firm has a very tight mandate that they stick to and how we price knocks us out of >95% of the deals we get to IOI on. Of the 4 I've gotten to the table they've all fallen through due to legal DD problems/Covid apocalypse at or before the LOI stage, which is a little disheartening.

I love talking to founders and the social aspect of the job, but know that I want to be in an investment role for the longer term stability and optionality it offers vs coming from a BD role. I've spent a large chunk of my spare time over the last year studying guides and prepping for interviews at LMM/MM PE funds and have finally made it to the last step in a process. It's a solid LMM fund that's focused on more old school markets (Automotive, Food & Bev, Infra, etc).

I understand that any chance to jump from Corp Dev (especially a BD function) to PE investing is a huge opportunity that shouldn't be taken lightly. But, does moving away from tech to more brick & mortar-style businesses in order to get my foot into PE going to hurt me if I try to switch sectors later?

Does it make sense for me to all-in this role to make the change to principal investing side first or should I hold out and keep recruiting till something in tech opens up?