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27. Venture Capital 101

27. Venture Capital 101

FromThe Wall Street Skinny


27. Venture Capital 101

FromThe Wall Street Skinny

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Length:
64 minutes
Released:
Sep 23, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In today's episode we sit down with Camilo Acosta, founder & general partner of Perceptive Ventures, an early stage venture firm, and walk through everything you want to know about Venture Capital (“VC”). We cover differences between Angel Investing vs. VC, what a company needs for different series rounds (pre-seed, seed, series A, series B and beyond), how venture capital differs from Growth Equity, what it takes to get into the Venture Capital world, and much much more.Camilo Acosta is the founder & general partner of Perceptive Ventures, an early stage venture firm focused on AI-first investments across the U.S. and Latin America. Prior to founding Perceptive, he built generative AI products at Meta used by millions of people. Before Meta, he built a machine learning based payments company that partnered with businesses worldwide before it was acquired in 2020. He holds a BA from Princeton University, and is based in San Francisco, California.  You can follow him on Twitter @camilobacostaFollow us on Instagram and Tik Tok at @thewallstreetskinnyhttps://www.instagram.com/thewallstreetskinny/
Released:
Sep 23, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

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This podcast is a smart and entertaining peek into the world of investment banking, sales & trading, private equity, hedge funds and more. Hosted by two lifelong friends with a passion for teaching, and over two decades of experience on Wall Street.  Discover the basics, ranging from “what is investment banking?” to “what moves markets?".  Learn about different roles and exit opportunities, and get tips on how to land the job.  Our mission is to make the world of Wall Street accessible to everyone, while keeping things relatable and fun.Whether your goal is to work on Wall Street, or if you have NO idea what any of those things are and just want to learn some basics, this podcast is for you.