GP @VUFund, Head @VentureUniv, 100 VC investments, early investor @BeyondMeat (IPO), @FabFitFun, @MeUndies, Sensity (Acq. Verizon), @Shopkick (Acq. SK Telecom)
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J. Skyler Fernandes retweeted
24 Nov 2022
Find out how to get on the radar of @vufund , the world’s most scalable VC that sees 10x more deal flow than the average fund. Listen to @JSkyFernandes's investor story here: open.spotify.com/episode/2PF…
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J. Skyler Fernandes retweeted
6 Dec 2022
.@vufund sources 20,000 deals per year—a 10x on the average #VC fund. Get a sneak peek into how they do it when you watch our latest #webinar featuring @JSkyFernandes, Founder & General Partner: hubs.la/Q01qZPkV0
#venturecapital #dealsourcing #webina
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J. Skyler Fernandes retweeted
6 Jan 2023
Thanks so much to @JSkyFernandes for sharing your great ideas.
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#podcasting #podcast #innovation #SocialMarketing #B2BSales #SalesTips #Entrepreneurship #Marketing #leadership #rise25
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J. Skyler Fernandes retweeted
27 Jan 2023
.@vufund sources 20,000 deals per year—a 10x on the average #VC fund. Get a sneak peek into how they do it when you watch our previous #webinar featuring @JSkyFernandes, Founder & General Partner: hubs.la/Q01qZPkV0
#venturecapital #dealsourcing #webinar
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29 Nov 2021
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8 Oct 2021
6 public companies worth over $1 Trillion (Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Microsoft, Saudi Aramco). Our fund calls these companies "chimeras", a Greek mythical creature made up of multiple DNA species, often shown as a lion, a goat, and a snake medium.com/@j.skyler.fernand…
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8 Oct 2021
Excited to welcome Cohort 14 to @VentureUniv! We have 42 members that will be sourcing and reviewing ~5K companies and making 3-5 investments.
If you're interested in launching your VC/PE career, apply to join an upcoming Invest Accelerator
cohort here: lnkd.in/e73a2DzC
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30 Jul 2021
VU is celebrating its 3 year anniversary! Launched Cohort 1 with 17 individuals during the summer of 2018 in SF, now three years later, we have graduated Cohort 12 with 50 individuals across the U.S., Europe, and Asia, and have grown to 350 alumni!
medium.com/venture-universit…
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9 Jun 2021
Congrats to VU' portfolio company @grabango on $39M Series B. They have become the category leader in commercializing frictionless checkout at retailers using visual AI to grab and go.
#grocery #groceryretail #ai
grabango.com/grabango-raises…
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6 Jun 2021
Is Your Investment Team Hiring Interns, Analysts, Associates, Principals, Partners, or Platform Managers? Signup for the VC/PE Recruiting Day on June 11th: lnkd.in/eXZEaR8. We'll curate 3-6 top diverse candidates to interview. Limited to ~20 hiring investment groups.
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6 Jun 2021
RSVP for Cohort 12's Reverse Demo Day on Wed, June 9th, to see the investment team present their investment thesis and due diligence on 3-5 investments, sourced from 5,000 companies. eventbrite.com/e/venture-uni…
6 Jun 2021
Cohort 12, 50 global investors (40 US / Europe, 10 Asia-Pacific) sourcing and reviewing 5,000 companies, and investing in 3-5 companies across Consumer, Enterprise, Fintech, Frontier, Healthcare, and PropTech.
#venturecapital #ventureuniversity #angelinvestors #familyoffices
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6 Jun 2021
Cohort 11 was our third cohort that included induvuals from Asia-Pacific, w/ 14 individuals part of our 50 person Global Cohort. They sourced and reviewed ~1,000 companies in Asia and identified one amazing company to invest in (~0.1% selectivity). Looking forward to announcing!
4 Feb 2021
Excited to announce VU Cohort 11! Between Jan to March, we will be sourcing and reviewing 4-5K companies, and making 2-5 new portfolio company investments! Meet cohort here: venture.university/2021-coho… x.com/VentureUniv/status/135…
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9 Dec 2020
RSVP for Cohort 10's REVERSE DEMO DAY, happening today, Wed, Dec 9th! 4:00pm PST / 7:00pm EST. Over 700 have RSVP'd, 400 Investors!
Our investment team will present the companies we're investing in this quarter, sourced from ~5,000 companies!
eventbrite.com/e/venture-uni…
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29 Sep 2020
Excited to announce VU Cohort 10!
31 investors, bringing VU to 250 cohort members and alumni!
42% women, ~2x women VC investment professionals in the industry!
Connect with C10 members here: lnkd.in/eeUsQEn
#vcuniversity #ventureuniversity #femalevcs #womenvc
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1 Sep 2020
VU's portfolio company, @grabango, has launched the first existing store, retrofitted with checkout-free tech, and it opened today with @GiantEagle! A frictionless checkout "Amazon Go" like experience, but better, faster, cheaper, and for all retailers!
grabango.com/transformative-…
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J. Skyler Fernandes retweeted
19 Aug 2020
Launch your career in Venture Capital!
Apply to Venture University's 11 Week Investor Accelerator - Full-time or Part-time, Join virtually from anywhere
Apply Here: forms.gle/RBSuSoAHGNFVgecU9
Deal source, Conduct due diligence, Make 2-5 investments, Share in the financial upside!
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In Case You Missed It: Last week on What's Going on in Venture, @JSkyFernandes of @VentureUniv talked with @jtneilson about working in private investment, the future of education, and creating a fund in the current market. Watch full video here: hubs.ly/H0spwXm0
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J. Skyler Fernandes retweeted
29 Jul 2020
Very interesting panel on VC investments at the NASA Entrepreneurs Challenge, hosted by @vdadmahi, with great panelists @FutureSaenko @Farshchi @JSkyFernandes @latentai
nasa-science-challenge.com/a…
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