Launch and management of venture capital program for Fortune 500 venture studio
Fortune 500 client was dissatisfied with the performance of existing venture accelerator program and had a need to improve the quality and quantity of early-stage investment opportunities. Agreed goal was to build and run from scratch a corporate venture investment program
• Developed bespoke investment thesis and strategy • Built infrastructure and weekly sprint process for end-to-end deal flow management, including weekly deal flow meetings with the CEO • Sourced and screened thousands of investment opportunities • Closely worked with founders to conduct investment due diligence, including market sizing, financial modeling, customer and investor interviews, cap table and waterfall analysis, term sheets and investment documents • Led investment committee meetings, presenting investment opportunities directly to the CEO Impact: • >3,000 Investment opportunities sourced and screened • <0.2% Top deal selectivity for investment committee (vs. ~1% industry average)