NextGen Newsletter - May 2023
NextGen Newsletter - May 2023
NextGen is a 20+ year old community supporting each new generation of venture capital talent.
Hey y’all,
Happy May everyone, hope folks had a chance to celebrate Mother’s Day and are ready for the long Memorial Day weekend just around the corner. Between accelerating innovation in AI, First Republic Bank failing, a new CEO at Twitter, and more - this has been anything but a sleepy month.
Read on for our May edition, full of people moves, new content, and job openings.
Thanks,
Shawn and the NextGen Board
Investors You Should Watch 👀
Davis Treybig has been promoted from Principal to Partner at Innovation Endeavors.
Don Wood has joined as a Venture Partner focused on climate tech at B Capital Group.
Jake Horwitz, Sophia Samutin, and Sasha Krecinic have joined the investment team at Headline.
Luci Foseca has been promoted from Principal to Partner at Base10 Partners.
Matthew Goldstein has left as Managing Director at M12 and has joined Systemiq Capital.
Events You Should Join 🎙
Venture Forward LP Office Hours, 2:00 - 6:30 PM on June 13, New York City
Venture Forward is hosting its ninth LP Office Hours program on June 13 in New York City. This free half-day program is designed for emerging VC fund managers from underrepresented backgrounds to connect with experienced GPs, LPs, and each other. Learn more and apply by midnight, Wednesday, April 19.
Content You Should Check Out 📚
Building Your Personal Brand as a New VC: Workshop on brand building from Gen Z VC’s Meagan Loyst.
Climate and Deep Tech: State of climate deeptech ready for commercialization from Bee Partners’ Ale Vergara and Union Labs Ventures’ Bogdan Cristei.
Snapchat Star Earned $71,610 Upon Launch Of Sexy ChatGPT AI, Here’s How She Did It: Analysis of a viral AI date bot trained on influencer Caryn Marjorie.
There Are Gaps In The US Real-Time Payment System. Who Will Fill Them: Thoughts on RTP from F-Prime’s Rocio Wu.