Why are you interested in a career in venture capital?

Why venture capital? Because you are passionate about working with a variety of startups, helping them grow, and finding promising new companies – and you’d prefer that to starting your own company or a pure deal-execution role.

Is the venture capital industry attractive?

For all these reasons, venture capital is an attractive deal for entrepreneurs. Those who lack new ideas, funds, skills, or tolerance for risk to start something alone may be quite willing to be hired into a well-funded and supported venture.

Is venture capital a good career?

It is very difficult to advance to the Partner level, or to even get on the path to doing that; venture capital is often better as the last job in your career rather than the first.

How much money do VCs make?

A top tier VC can easily make over $20M a year. This includes both salary (paid out of a fund’s allowed expense ratio) and “carry” which is typically the 20\% of the fund’s profit which venture fund management teams enjoy if they are successful.

What are the different types of venture capital jobs?

Most venture capital careers fall into five main categories. These categories are venture partner, principal, associate, analyst and entrepreneur in training.

How to get into venture capital?

Pre-MBA: You graduated from university and then worked in investment banking,management consulting,or business development,sales,or product management at a startup for a few years.

Post-MBA: You did something to gain a background in tech,healthcare,or finance for a few years before business school (e.g.,engineering or sales at an enterprise software company),and

Senior Level/Operating Partner: You successfully founded and exited a startup,or you were a high-level executive (VP or C-level) at a large company that operates in an industry

How to become a venture capital associate?

Become a sought-after person in a specific domain. Knowing a lot about the space in which one is planning to invest can be a key factor in securing a Venture

Focus your job search on firms that have recently raised a new fund.

Talk to All the VCs You Can by Conducting Informational Interviews.

What are venture capital jobs?

Venture capital jobs are typically found at a firm specializing in providing financial capital for fledgling companies or companies that are in need of a financial bailout or growth funding. Many venture capitalists specialize in providing Series A Round funding even after other start-up funding has been provided.