All Raise VC Champions
The VC Champions program connects principal-level investors with leading General Partners in venture capital.
About VC Champions
Over the course of this 1-year program, Principal-level investors are matched with 4 VC General Partners (“Champions”) for 1:1 meetings covering investment strategy, firm dynamics, and career advancement. Program participants must identify as Female, Nonbinary or Under-represented Male VC investors at the Principal level.
Everything You Need to Know
Registration Process
Registration for VC Champions is closed at this time. Join the waitlist to be the first to know when it re-opens!
🤔 Who are the VC Champions?
We call the General Partners who graciously give their time to mentor our program participants, “Champions”. Some examples of our Champions include Holly Maloney (General Catalyst), Wayee Chu (Reach Capital), Angela Strange (Andreessen Horowitz), and Deena Shakir (Lux Capital). Learn more about other champions here.
🔢 How many Champions will I receive mentorship from?
Each participant will be matched with 4 Champions throughout the program. Introductions are facilitated on a quarterly basis.
💻 Will Champion meetings be in person or virtual?
We leave it up to the principal to request either in-person or over video. We try to match Champions and participants who live in the same city but it’s not always possible.
💵 Will I be connected to Champions who also invest where I focus?
The VC Champions team does their best to match participants with Champions who have overlapping interests as they relate to the stage, sector, and geography in which you invest. We have 50+ Champions at a range of venture capital firms representing a diverse group of individuals and investment areas.
🔛 Does the VC Champions team help with ongoing mentorship facilitation?
We help facilitate the first introduction between a participant and Champion for a one-hour meeting. If the conversation was helpful, we encourage participants to follow-up the Champion directly as the relationship develops.
Qualifications
✅ You identify as an underrepresented male (Black / Latinx / Native American), woman, or non-binary individual.
✅ You hold a Principal-level role at a venture capital firm.
✅ You have not yet participated in the VC Champions program. As much as we love our cohort participants, we encourage those who have already engaged in a cohort to leverage other All Raise resources.
Our Champions
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Aaron Holiday
645 Ventures
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Nnamdi Okike
645 Ventures
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Angela Strange
Andreessen Horowitz
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Scott Friend
Bain Capital Ventures
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Roger Lee
Battery Ventures
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Chelsea Stoner
Battery Ventures
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Byron Deeter
Bessemer Venture Partners
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Maha Ibrahim
Canaan Partners
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Matt Carbonara
Citi Ventures
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Aileen Lee
Cowboy Ventures
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Murat Bicer
CRV
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Josh Kopelman
First Round Capital
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Brian O'Malley
Forerunner Ventures
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Brian Singerman
Founders Fund
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Brad Feld
Foundry Group
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Joel Cutler
General Catalyst
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Holly Maloney
General Catalyst
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Jeff Richards
GGV
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Hans Tung
GGV
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Dana Settle
Greycroft
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Satya Patel
Homebrew
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Jeff Lieberman
Insight Partners
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Rebecca Liu-Doyle
Insight Partners
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Jeff Horing
Insight Venture Partners
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Jules Maltz
IVP
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Arif Janmohamed
Lightspeed Venture Partners
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Alex Taussig
Lightspeed Venture Partners
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Will Kohler
Lightspeed Venture Partners
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Zavain Dar
Lux Capital
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Shahin Farshchi
Lux Capital
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Adam Goulbourn
Lux Capital
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Peter Hebert
Lux Capital
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Josh Wolfe
Lux Capital
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Alex Clayton
Meritech
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Rick Yang
NEA
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Ravi Viswanathan
NewView Capital
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James Joaquin
Obvious Ventures
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Charles Hudson
Precursor
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Wayee Chu
Reach Capital
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Renata Quintini
Renegade Partners
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Doug Higgins
Sapphire Ventures
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Stacey Bishop
Scale Venture Partners
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Phin Barnes
The General Partnership
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Emily Melton
Threshold
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Joshua Kushner
Thrive Capital
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Jared Weinstein
Thrive Capital
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Andy Weissman
Union Square Ventures
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Mark Suster
Upfront Ventures
VC Champions Team
The VC Champions Team is composed of a group of volunteers who recognize the importance of mentorship for career development.
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Mia Nguyen
Operating Principal, Four Cities Capital
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Amanda Robson
Partner, Cowboy Ventures
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Jenna Zerker
Vice President, Insight Partners
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Olivia Musmanno
Associate, Goodman Capital