Speaker Series / Venture Capital (Rogers Healy)

As the world of venture capital (VC) and angel investing continues to grow, many aspiring professionals are drawn to the challenge and potential rewards of supporting early-stage startups. However, breaking into the industry and finding success can be a daunting task.

A venture capitalist is an investor who provides funding and expertise for an ownership equity stake in new or fresh ventures. For example, when a general partner of a fund raises money from 100 limited partners (LPs) who each give $1 million dollars to invest, the GP is managing a $100 million fund and is making investment decisions on behalf of their LPs. Contrast that with angel investing, where it is individual angels that make their own investment decisions and invest their own capital.

Typically, that means that venture capital firms are going to be able to write larger checks as most investors don't have billions to invest the way VC firms like Andreessen Horowitz or Sequoia Capital would. It also means that angel investors have a little more latitude in what they invest in because they don't have a fiduciary responsibility to their investors.

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