Can I go into VC out of college?

Asking because I understand that all the megafunds hire people with IB/PE experience or were successful entrepreneurs, but would it be possible to find a decent VC internship in a big city coming from a non-target? I'm currently a sophomore interning at a VC in a tier 3 city if that helps.

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Harder now given the market but it is possible. But, I would caution against this goal. Junior roles in VC rarely are partner track, and involve a lot of cold calling (not super analytical). Also, it’s harder to go downstream (to PE) than transition into VC.

If you want to do VC, I recommend you start in tech banking or get experience working at early stage startups.

 

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