In this episode, Julia walks us her through her decision to join investing early in her career, leaving to start a company before heading back to Pari Passu. Julia shares more about her decision to start a fund instead of joining one, the newly launched 'PariPassu' app and the firm's strategy. Finally, we end with some thoughts around gender dynamics in check writing roles and some advice for aspiring investors.

In our conversation with Katelin, we get to know about her diverse experiences that shaped her working style of always being 'people-first'. We also hear about how this strategy has helped her transition into the world of venture capital, at 776 and what differentiates the fund. Lastly, Katelin shares what it takes to break into the VC ecosystem.

In this episode, Caroline dives into her journey from music major to being a serial entrepreneur and leading a powerhouse startup accelerator. We'll hear about her experiences co-founding the neuromarketing pioneer NeuroFocus, her time at Nielsen, and her current role as an investor at SkyDeck. Caroline also shares insights on what makes the Berkeley SkyDeck Fund stand out and their approach to investments.

In this episode with Ash, we talk about her strategic transitions into the world of blockchain investing and finding her next move in the VC world. We also explore the latest trends in AI and early stage investing, and end with some actionable suggestions for entering the investing world.

In this episode, Priya talks to us about her relatively early move into VC and her biggest learnings from investing in mid to growth stage companies. She dives into why she started her firm, Touring Capital and the fund's investment focus on AI enabled software, initially in North America while keeping eyes open on other regional markets. Finally, Priya shares her thoughts on gender dynamics in the industry and some advice for aspiring investors including creating your personal board of directors.

In our 100th episode, we talk to Lily (recently named Boston's new power venture capitalist) about her decision to pursue a career in VC after years in product strategy at Facebook. Lily also shares Underscore's investment thesis, her views on the thriving Boston ecosystem and the role of data in startups. Finally, Lily touches on how she leverages her role in the industry to promote representation and shares some tactical advice for aspiring female investors.

In this episode, we talk to Joanna about her work and pursuit for impact in the non-profit sector and now in venture capital. Joanna touches on how her background shaped her career choices, her decision to join VC and Illumen Capital. She also delves into how companies (VCs and startups) can tactically implement impact strategies and address gender and racial biases.

In this episode, we talk to Heidi about her career, starting as one of the earliest female operators in Tech as the CEO of T/Maker and growing and building the company. We dive into her transition to VC with roles at Mobius, DFJ and now Threshold and trends she's excited about. We also touch on her story as a great "people connector", being at the center of an HBS case and gender bias experiment. Finally, Heidi shares some of her lessons from the industry and some advice for women looking to break in.