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+54 Late stage VC vs. PE 15 9mo
+50 Venture Capital Prestige Tier List 28 2mo
+42 Culture at Top VC / Growth Arms 28 8mo
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+27 IB > Strategic Finance at Decacorn > VC? 8 3w
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+26 Best Path to VC / Growth from Strat Fin or Corp Dev? 9 7mo
+25 Europe VC Rankings 24 3w
+24 T1 Early-Stage VCs - Who Are They? 9 4mo
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+23 Climate / Energy Transition Growth Funds 11 4mo
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+22 MBB Consulting vs IB - Positioning for Growth or VC 5 10mo
+22 Would you still go into early stage VC today? 9 4mo
+22 Is VC actually a skill-based career — or mostly access + luck? 2 3mo
+22 Imagine we put 100 hours a week into a startup 13 1mo
+21 YC Startup or start the finance grind? 6 8mo
+21 Once you pivot to VC are you stuck? 5 7mo
+21 Hey Jane- The Sketchiest Start-up in LA 4 3mo
+21 Feeling lost about how to recruit for VC 8 1mo
+20 MF Tech Private Credit vs. Early-Stage Thematic Tech VC 18 9mo
+20 Starting new role at a start-up after buy-side - please help 6 11mo
+20 Honest Opinions on AI Startup Idea 12 5mo
+20 US-Backed Startup Building Software in Australia: IP Ownership, Tax and Entity Structure Considerations 4 5d
+19 Best AI Model? 5 5mo
+18 Current State of VC 4 9mo
+18 Does public equities + Co-Founder make for an attractive profile? 6 10mo
+18 MBB -> VC path 4 10mo
+18 If you were starting in Growth / VC today, which layer would you want to focus on: application, vertical, or infrastructure? 2 8mo
+18 Leaving at end of 2nd yr in IB with nothing lined up. -> Path to Entrepreneurship 8 5mo
+18 Remote/Virtual internship with a VC, no less effective 3 4mo
+17 Elite Venture Firms in 2025? 9 7mo
+17 Startup comp figures? 14 9mo
+17 Rates 7 2mo
+16 Palantir vs banking 15 7mo
+16 thrown into VC ----looking for help 5 7mo
+16 EQT Ventures & Growth 6 1w
+16 Stop watching the AI boom from the sidelines 0 1mo
+15 MBB -> startup -> VC 1 10mo
+15 Insights on erebor / startup banking? 8 2d
+15 Growth Equity Compensation 1 3d
+14 Growth Equity Case Study - How Should I build my Investment Pitch 2 5mo
+14 Seeking advice on long-term ghosting after initial interest from a VC firm 4 1mo
+13 NEA Fellowship 2026 36 8mo
+13 Newsletter Feedback 10 8mo
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+13 Networking way into LatAm VC firms 2 6mo
+13 Manager at a London VC 1 4mo
+13 Vet trying to pivot from IB into defense tech VC, how do you actually break in? 4 2mo
+12 Seeking guidance on transitioning from Private Equity to VC / Growth 7 8mo
+12 VC “idea dinners” - Bay Area 16 6mo
+12 Defense Tech / Industrial Tech VC Funds 4 7mo
+12 Possible from Corp Dev & Strat Fin to VC / Growth? 3 7mo
+12 Do I Need the IB Stamp for Growth Equity? 3 7mo
+12 I would probably need to take a $200-250k pay cut for VC from PE, No way about this right? 8 6mo
+12 Is there a meaningful advantage to interning at a $6B growth equity firm versus a $2B firm? 8 3w
+11 Startups and Venture Capital in Berlin: Is It Worth Entering? 10 10mo
+11 If you had $1M to invest in just one seed startup today, what sector would you bet on? 15 8mo
+11 Venture Debt Reputation 2 3mo
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+10 Next Major Asset Class 7 5mo
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+10 Entry grade level TC at a top VC, AM I CLUELESS??? 4 4mo
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+9 Non-hub to NYC early-stage/growth VC in 6–12 months — how to position? 4 11mo
+9 IB —> Series A Startup —> Venture Banking? 1 11mo
+9 Stepstone VC SA 2026 7 9mo
+9 VC/buy-side to IB? 3 10mo
+9 Navigating a Path from European Management Studies to Venture Capital in the US” 3 11mo
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+9 Life Sciences Consulting -> Biotech/Healthcare VC: Best, Most Efficient Path? 2 9mo
+9 Top VCs in AI Hardware 7 8mo
+9 SWE -> VC/PE, is small VC experience valuable? 2 8mo
+9 Early Traction, Big Questions: Mentor & VC Advice Needed 2 9mo
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+9 Growth Equity 2027 FT 6 6mo
+9 Q&A: Founder of Limitless Capital | Tech, Web3 & Venture Building 1 7mo
+9 27yo F30 Senior Data Analyst Pivot to VC Roadmap 1 6mo
+9 Path to Elite VC 5 6mo
+9 How to Hire the Best AI App Development Company for Your Startup? 0 5mo
+9 Best Strat Fin Teams w/ ex-Investors 4 4mo
+9 What Actually Matters Early if You Want to Eventually Run Capital? 2 4mo
+9 VC Interview Tips 1 4mo
+9 Lateral VP offer at smaller VC fund...what is street compensation? 5 2mo
+9 Private Credit Origination Startup 2 1mo
+9 Anyone join a startup that actually paid a fat check at exit? 3 5d
+8 Transitioning from PE to VC? How to prep? 6 11mo
+8 Growth Equity FT recruiting??? 6 1mo
+8 del 8 5mo
+7 Moving to Cross Over or Growth Equity 2 9mo

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