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Pachamama Ventures’ Karen Sheffield On The Journey From Operator to VC Investor

Jason Malki

I had the pleasure of interviewing Karen Sheffield, the Founder & Managing Partner of Pachamama Ventures, a venture capital firm investing in US early-stage climate tech companies. She is also a Finance Director at Visa and has previously worked for PepsiCo and American Airlines. I would break it down into 3 steps.

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Angel Investing: Skill 3 – Relationships with VCs

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Either downside scenario requires angel deals to be funded further. This is where VC comes in and why it’s needed in the industry no matter how much populist sentiment exists against the VC industry. got picked up early without raising a lot of VC. We’re back in the “feel good angel&# phase.

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Angel Investing 4 – Why You Need Deep Pockets to Win Big

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This is the same with angel investing. Protecting every investment – including bad hands – is a losing strategy in poker & in angel investing. From an investment perspective you need to absorb three scenarios in angel investing that require deep pockets. the diversity problem.

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Angel Investing – The Most Underrated Skill: Access to Buyers

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It’s hard for me to imagine that angel investing outcomes judged 10 years from now will have a drastically different profile. The best angels or angel funds will do tremendously well. We talked about her desire to sell the company for personal reasons rather than raise a large round of VC. I agreed to help.

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5 Ways to Encourage More Women Into Careers in VC

Entrepreneur's Handbook

Photo Credit: Fortune Adding to the lack of female representation in the industry, research also shows that only 8% of the investment professionals at the top 25 VC firms are women. Without any prior finance expertise, she managed to break traditional barriers and enter the world of venture capital. more profitable exits.

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TechCrunch+ roundup: 2022 VC predictions, how to hook an angel, product advisory councils

TechCrunch

500 Global’s Christine Tsai shares her 2022 VC predictions. 2021 was a year like no other when it came to venture investment, and this year is poised to tread a similar path, writes 500 Global’s CEO and co-founder, Christine Tsai. “All 500 Global’s Christine Tsai shares her 2022 VC predictions.

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Angel Investing: Skill 3 – Relationships with VCs

Both Sides of the Table

Either scenario requires angel deals to be funded further. This is where VC comes in and why it’s needed in the industry no matter how much populist sentiment exists agains the industry. In the first instance many angels made beaucoup bucks by getting in on deals that IPO’d quickly. Do you have solid VC relationships?