About EVCA

The Emerging Venture Capitalists Association (EVCA) was founded in 2017 as a nonprofit, invite-only community for pre-partner and junior partner investors working full-time for institutional and corporate venture funds.

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EVCA founding meeting in SF, 2017

Mission and Vision

Mission Statement

The Emerging Venture Capitalists Association (EVCA) empowers the next generation of venture capital leaders through community, education, and access.

Vision Statement

We envision a venture capital ecosystem that is more accessible, collaborative, and effective—where emerging investors have the resources and connections to excel, innovate, and lead positive industry change.

Our Team

Executive Leadership

Schematic Ventures

Ananya Vasagiri

Schematic Ventures

Ananya Vasagiri

F‑Prime Capital

Betsy Mulé

F‑Prime Capital

Betsy Mulé

Brookfield Asset Management

Cindy Chen

Brookfield Asset Management

Cindy Chen

Next Frontier Capital

Erika Nash

Next Frontier Capital

Erika Nash

Altimeter Capital

Gwendolyn Umbach

Altimeter Capital

Gwendolyn Umbach

MGV

Kevin Lynch

MGV

Kevin Lynch

Geographic Chapter Leadership

M25

Abhinaya Konduru

M25

Abhinaya Konduru

SignalFire

Adele English

SignalFire

Adele English

I Squared Capital

Aimee Xu

I Squared Capital

Aimee Xu

Tribeca Venture Partners

Bridget Duru

Tribeca Venture Partners

Bridget Duru

S3 Venture Capital

Carolyn Houren

S3 Venture Capital

Carolyn Houren

Moneta Ventures

Carter Bourassa

Moneta Ventures

Carter Bourassa

LOI Ventures

Casey Van Maanen

LOI Ventures

Casey Van Maanen

Sinewave Ventures

Charlie Kleinsmith

Sinewave Ventures

Charlie Kleinsmith

Mission BioCapital

Chaya Patel

Mission BioCapital

Chaya Patel

JMI Equity

Claire Mendelson

JMI Equity

Claire Mendelson

SemperVirens VC

Colin Tobias

SemperVirens VC

Colin Tobias

Laerdal Million Lives

Dana Sun

Laerdal Million Lives

Dana Sun

Osage Partners

Evan Cannon

Osage Partners

Evan Cannon

Sierra Ventures

Ipsita Roy

Sierra Ventures

Ipsita Roy

Mirae Asset

Isha Kenkare

Mirae Asset

Isha Kenkare

AXA Venture Partners

Jessica Hayes

AXA Venture Partners

Jessica Hayes

Threshold Ventures

Katie Evans

Threshold Ventures

Katie Evans

Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield

Keshav Reddy

Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield

Keshav Reddy

Dynamo Ventures

Madelyn O'Farrell

Dynamo Ventures

Madelyn O'Farrell

Tusk Venture Partners

Manu Sharma

Tusk Venture Partners

Manu Sharma

Resolve Growth Partners

Mark Tornetta

Resolve Growth Partners

Mark Tornetta

March Capital Partners

Marlow Bryant

March Capital Partners

Marlow Bryant

Swift Ventures

Melissa Demma

Swift Ventures

Melissa Demma

Pine Grove Capital Partners

Nancy Nguyen

Pine Grove Capital Partners

Nancy Nguyen

NextEra Energy

Nick Curran

NextEra Energy

Nick Curran

Chingona Ventures

Peri Ehlman

Chingona Ventures

Peri Ehlman

F‑Prime Capital

Sarah Lamont

F‑Prime Capital

Sarah Lamont

Las Olas Venture Capital

Scotty Lefkowitz

Las Olas Venture Capital

Scotty Lefkowitz

JetBlue Ventures

Stefan Sandoval Yepes

JetBlue Ventures

Stefan Sandoval Yepes

Glasswing Ventures

Tyler Fohrman

Glasswing Ventures

Tyler Fohrman

Wellstar Health System

Yasho Singh

Wellstar Health System

Yasho Singh

Capital One

Zachary Wyman

Capital One

Zachary Wyman

Fuse Ventures

Zane Khatib

Fuse Ventures

Zane Khatib

Alpha Venture Partners

Zoe van den Bol

Alpha Venture Partners

Zoe van den Bol

Vertical Chapter Leadership

F‑Prime Capital

Abdul Abdirahman

F‑Prime Capital

Abdul Abdirahman

WestBridge Capital

Achal Singi

WestBridge Capital

Achal Singi

Sapphire Ventures

Adam Liu

Sapphire Ventures

Adam Liu

Schematic Ventures

Aditya Raghupathy

Schematic Ventures

Aditya Raghupathy

Space Capital

Alan Yu

Space Capital

Alan Yu

Boom Capital Ventures

Amanda Way

Boom Capital Ventures

Amanda Way

GSV Ventures

Alexandra Argo

GSV Ventures

Alexandra Argo

MassMutual

Ariana Lucera

MassMutual

Ariana Lucera

Munich Re Ventures

Ben Bergsma

Munich Re Ventures

Ben Bergsma

Earth Foundry

Bijoy Shah

Earth Foundry

Bijoy Shah

Rethink Capital

Brian Wei

Rethink Capital

Brian Wei

Alumni Ventures

Carl Choi

Alumni Ventures

Carl Choi

Sapphire Ventures

Casber Wang

Sapphire Ventures

Casber Wang

Toyota Ventures

Chris Abshire

Toyota Ventures

Chris Abshire

Montage Ventures

Connie Wang

Montage Ventures

Connie Wang

SVB Capital

Dave Mullen

SVB Capital

Dave Mullen

ALAS Angels

Eduardo Laiter

ALAS Angels

Eduardo Laiter

Zeal Capital Partners

Emily Zhen

Zeal Capital Partners

Emily Zhen

Jeremy Zhu

Owl Ventures

John Azubuike

Owl Ventures

John Azubuike

BEE Partners

Kira Noodleman

BEE Partners

Kira Noodleman

Pantera Capital

Lauren Stephanian

Pantera Capital

Lauren Stephanian

Lumos Capital Group

Mady Duboc

Lumos Capital Group

Mady Duboc

New Enterprise Associates

Mustafa Neemuchwala

New Enterprise Associates

Mustafa Neemuchwala

Ironspring Ventures

Natan Reddy

Ironspring Ventures

Natan Reddy

True Ventures

Natasha Sharma

True Ventures

Natasha Sharma

MGV

Patrick Klas

MGV

Patrick Klas

Trucks Venture Capital

Puneeth Meruva

Trucks Venture Capital

Puneeth Meruva

PayPal

Rachel Zhao

PayPal

Rachel Zhao

Fulcrum Global Capital

Rafaella Fontes

Fulcrum Global Capital

Rafaella Fontes

New Enterprise Associates

Rajko Radovanovic

New Enterprise Associates

Rajko Radovanovic

TruArrow Partners

Russell Yue

TruArrow Partners

Russell Yue

P72 Ventures

Ryan Fauber

P72 Ventures

Ryan Fauber

P72 Ventures

Sabrina Dammholz

P72 Ventures

Sabrina Dammholz

Brookfield Asset Management

Shahriar Shams-Ansari

Brookfield Asset Management

Shahriar Shams-Ansari

Jazz Venture Partners

Sujude Dalieh

Jazz Venture Partners

Sujude Dalieh

Clear Vision Ventures

Sydney Chiu

Clear Vision Ventures

Sydney Chiu

Airbus Ventures

Taylor Sargent

Airbus Ventures

Taylor Sargent

Clear Vision Ventures

Thomas Englis

Clear Vision Ventures

Thomas Englis

Ribbit Capital

Zack Rosen

Ribbit Capital

Zack Rosen

Ridge Ventures

Zain Rizavi

Ridge Ventures

Zain Rizavi

Executive Leadership

Schematic Ventures

Ananya Vasagiri

Schematic Ventures

Ananya Vasagiri

F‑Prime Capital

Betsy Mulé

F‑Prime Capital

Betsy Mulé

Brookfield Asset Management

Cindy Chen

Brookfield Asset Management

Cindy Chen

Next Frontier Capital

Erika Nash

Next Frontier Capital

Erika Nash

Altimeter Capital

Gwendolyn Umbach

Altimeter Capital

Gwendolyn Umbach

MGV

Kevin Lynch

MGV

Kevin Lynch

Geographic Chapter Leadership

M25

Abhinaya Konduru

M25

Abhinaya Konduru

SignalFire

Adele English

SignalFire

Adele English

I Squared Capital

Aimee Xu

I Squared Capital

Aimee Xu

Tribeca Venture Partners

Bridget Duru

Tribeca Venture Partners

Bridget Duru

S3 Venture Capital

Carolyn Houren

S3 Venture Capital

Carolyn Houren

Moneta Ventures

Carter Bourassa

Moneta Ventures

Carter Bourassa

LOI Ventures

Casey Van Maanen

LOI Ventures

Casey Van Maanen

Sinewave Ventures

Charlie Kleinsmith

Sinewave Ventures

Charlie Kleinsmith

Mission BioCapital

Chaya Patel

Mission BioCapital

Chaya Patel

JMI Equity

Claire Mendelson

JMI Equity

Claire Mendelson

SemperVirens VC

Colin Tobias

SemperVirens VC

Colin Tobias

Laerdal Million Lives

Dana Sun

Laerdal Million Lives

Dana Sun

Osage Partners

Evan Cannon

Osage Partners

Evan Cannon

Sierra Ventures

Ipsita Roy

Sierra Ventures

Ipsita Roy

Mirae Asset

Isha Kenkare

Mirae Asset

Isha Kenkare

AXA Venture Partners

Jessica Hayes

AXA Venture Partners

Jessica Hayes

Threshold Ventures

Katie Evans

Threshold Ventures

Katie Evans

Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield

Keshav Reddy

Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield

Keshav Reddy

Dynamo Ventures

Madelyn O'Farrell

Dynamo Ventures

Madelyn O'Farrell

Tusk Venture Partners

Manu Sharma

Tusk Venture Partners

Manu Sharma

Resolve Growth Partners

Mark Tornetta

Resolve Growth Partners

Mark Tornetta

March Capital Partners

Marlow Bryant

March Capital Partners

Marlow Bryant

Swift Ventures

Melissa Demma

Swift Ventures

Melissa Demma

Pine Grove Capital Partners

Nancy Nguyen

Pine Grove Capital Partners

Nancy Nguyen

NextEra Energy

Nick Curran

NextEra Energy

Nick Curran

Chingona Ventures

Peri Ehlman

Chingona Ventures

Peri Ehlman

F‑Prime Capital

Sarah Lamont

F‑Prime Capital

Sarah Lamont

Las Olas Venture Capital

Scotty Lefkowitz

Las Olas Venture Capital

Scotty Lefkowitz

JetBlue Ventures

Stefan Sandoval Yepes

JetBlue Ventures

Stefan Sandoval Yepes

Glasswing Ventures

Tyler Fohrman

Glasswing Ventures

Tyler Fohrman

Wellstar Health System

Yasho Singh

Wellstar Health System

Yasho Singh

Capital One

Zachary Wyman

Capital One

Zachary Wyman

Fuse Ventures

Zane Khatib

Fuse Ventures

Zane Khatib

Alpha Venture Partners

Zoe van den Bol

Alpha Venture Partners

Zoe van den Bol

Vertical Chapter Leadership

F‑Prime Capital

Abdul Abdirahman

F‑Prime Capital

Abdul Abdirahman

WestBridge Capital

Achal Singi

WestBridge Capital

Achal Singi

Sapphire Ventures

Adam Liu

Sapphire Ventures

Adam Liu

Schematic Ventures

Aditya Raghupathy

Schematic Ventures

Aditya Raghupathy

Space Capital

Alan Yu

Space Capital

Alan Yu

Boom Capital Ventures

Amanda Way

Boom Capital Ventures

Amanda Way

GSV Ventures

Alexandra Argo

GSV Ventures

Alexandra Argo

MassMutual

Ariana Lucera

MassMutual

Ariana Lucera

Munich Re Ventures

Ben Bergsma

Munich Re Ventures

Ben Bergsma

Earth Foundry

Bijoy Shah

Earth Foundry

Bijoy Shah

Rethink Capital

Brian Wei

Rethink Capital

Brian Wei

Alumni Ventures

Carl Choi

Alumni Ventures

Carl Choi

Sapphire Ventures

Casber Wang

Sapphire Ventures

Casber Wang

Toyota Ventures

Chris Abshire

Toyota Ventures

Chris Abshire

Montage Ventures

Connie Wang

Montage Ventures

Connie Wang

SVB Capital

Dave Mullen

SVB Capital

Dave Mullen

ALAS Angels

Eduardo Laiter

ALAS Angels

Eduardo Laiter

Zeal Capital Partners

Emily Zhen

Zeal Capital Partners

Emily Zhen

Jeremy Zhu

Owl Ventures

John Azubuike

Owl Ventures

John Azubuike

BEE Partners

Kira Noodleman

BEE Partners

Kira Noodleman

Pantera Capital

Lauren Stephanian

Pantera Capital

Lauren Stephanian

Lumos Capital Group

Mady Duboc

Lumos Capital Group

Mady Duboc

New Enterprise Associates

Mustafa Neemuchwala

New Enterprise Associates

Mustafa Neemuchwala

Ironspring Ventures

Natan Reddy

Ironspring Ventures

Natan Reddy

True Ventures

Natasha Sharma

True Ventures

Natasha Sharma

MGV

Patrick Klas

MGV

Patrick Klas

Trucks Venture Capital

Puneeth Meruva

Trucks Venture Capital

Puneeth Meruva

PayPal

Rachel Zhao

PayPal

Rachel Zhao

Fulcrum Global Capital

Rafaella Fontes

Fulcrum Global Capital

Rafaella Fontes

New Enterprise Associates

Rajko Radovanovic

New Enterprise Associates

Rajko Radovanovic

TruArrow Partners

Russell Yue

TruArrow Partners

Russell Yue

P72 Ventures

Ryan Fauber

P72 Ventures

Ryan Fauber

P72 Ventures

Sabrina Dammholz

P72 Ventures

Sabrina Dammholz

Brookfield Asset Management

Shahriar Shams-Ansari

Brookfield Asset Management

Shahriar Shams-Ansari

Jazz Venture Partners

Sujude Dalieh

Jazz Venture Partners

Sujude Dalieh

Clear Vision Ventures

Sydney Chiu

Clear Vision Ventures

Sydney Chiu

Airbus Ventures

Taylor Sargent

Airbus Ventures

Taylor Sargent

Clear Vision Ventures

Thomas Englis

Clear Vision Ventures

Thomas Englis

Ribbit Capital

Zack Rosen

Ribbit Capital

Zack Rosen

Ridge Ventures

Zain Rizavi

Ridge Ventures

Zain Rizavi

Geographic Chapter Leadership

M25

Abhinaya Konduru

SignalFire

Adele English

I Squared Capital

Aimee Xu

Tribeca Venture Partners

Bridget Duru

S3 Venture Capital

Carolyn Houren

Moneta Ventures

Carter Bourassa

LOI Ventures

Casey Van Maanen

Sinewave Ventures

Charlie Kleinsmith

Mission BioCapital

Chaya Patel

JMI Equity

Claire Mendelson

SemperVirens VC

Colin Tobias

Laerdal Million Lives

Dana Sun

Osage Partners

Evan Cannon

Sierra Ventures

Ipsita Roy

Mirae Asset

Isha Kenkare

AXA Venture Partners

Jessica Hayes

Threshold Ventures

Katie Evans

Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield

Keshav Reddy

Dynamo Ventures

Madelyn O'Farrell

Tusk Venture Partners

Manu Sharma

Resolve Growth Partners

Mark Tornetta

March Capital Partners

Marlow Bryant

Swift Ventures

Melissa Demma

Pine Grove Capital Partners

Nancy Nguyen

NextEra Energy

Nick Curran

Chingona Ventures

Peri Ehlman

F‑Prime Capital

Sarah Lamont

Las Olas Venture Capital

Scotty Lefkowitz

JetBlue Ventures

Stefan Sandoval Yepes

Glasswing Ventures

Tyler Fohrman

Wellstar Health System

Yasho Singh

Capital One

Zachary Wyman

Fuse Ventures

Zane Khatib

Alpha Venture Partners

Zoe van den Bol

Vertical Chapter Leadership

F‑Prime Capital

Abdul Abdirahman

WestBridge Capital

Achal Singi

Sapphire Ventures

Adam Liu

Schematic Ventures

Aditya Raghupathy

Space Capital

Alan Yu

Boom Capital Ventures

Amanda Way

GSV Ventures

Alexandra Argo

MassMutual

Ariana Lucera

Munich Re Ventures

Ben Bergsma

Earth Foundry

Bijoy Shah

Rethink Capital

Brian Wei

Alumni Ventures

Carl Choi

Sapphire Ventures

Casber Wang

Toyota Ventures

Chris Abshire

Montage Ventures

Connie Wang

SVB Capital

Dave Mullen

ALAS Angels

Eduardo Laiter

Zeal Capital Partners

Emily Zhen

Jeremy Zhu

Owl Ventures

John Azubuike

BEE Partners

Kira Noodleman

Pantera Capital

Lauren Stephanian

Lumos Capital Group

Mady Duboc

New Enterprise Associates

Mustafa Neemuchwala

Ironspring Ventures

Natan Reddy

True Ventures

Natasha Sharma

MGV

Patrick Klas

Trucks Venture Capital

Puneeth Meruva

PayPal

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Fulcrum Global Capital

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New Enterprise Associates

Rajko Radovanovic

TruArrow Partners

Russell Yue

P72 Ventures

Ryan Fauber

P72 Ventures

Sabrina Dammholz

Brookfield Asset Management

Shahriar Shams-Ansari

Jazz Venture Partners

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Clear Vision Ventures

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Airbus Ventures

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Ribbit Capital

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Ridge Ventures

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The Emerging Venture Capitalists Association (EVCA) was founded in 2017 as a nonprofit, invite-only community for pre-partner and junior partner investors working full-time for institutional and corporate venture funds.

Mission and Vision

Mission and Vision

Mission and Vision

Mission Statement

Vision Statement

Our Team

Our Team

Our Team

Adam Dawkins

Adam Dawkins

Adam Dawkins

John Gianakopoulos

John Gianakopoulos

John Gianakopoulos

Kartik Gupta

Kartik Gupta

Kartik Gupta

Kathryn Weinmann

Kathryn Weinmann

Kathryn Weinmann

Oscar Adelman

Oscar Adelman

Oscar Adelman

Riley Rodgers

Riley Rodgers

Riley Rodgers

Samantha Huang

Samantha Huang

Samantha Huang

Ananya Vasagiri

Ananya Vasagiri

Betsy Mulé

Betsy Mulé

Cindy Chen

Cindy Chen

Erika Nash

Erika Nash

Gwendolyn Umbach

Gwendolyn Umbach

Kevin Lynch

Kevin Lynch

Abhinaya Konduru

Abhinaya Konduru

Adele English

Adele English

Aimee Xu

Aimee Xu

Bridget Duru

Bridget Duru

Carolyn Houren

Carolyn Houren

Carter Bourassa

Carter Bourassa

Casey Van Maanen

Casey Van Maanen

Charlie Kleinsmith

Charlie Kleinsmith

Chaya Patel

Chaya Patel

Claire Mendelson

Claire Mendelson

Colin Tobias

Colin Tobias

Dana Sun

Dana Sun

Evan Cannon

Evan Cannon

Ipsita Roy

Ipsita Roy

Isha Kenkare

Isha Kenkare

Jessica Hayes

Jessica Hayes

Katie Evans

Katie Evans

Keshav Reddy

Keshav Reddy

Madelyn O'Farrell

Madelyn O'Farrell