Venture capitalists (VCs) raise finances to help startups get off the ground. But the question for many is how to break into Venture Capital and how do you know if it's the best career path for you? Do you need to live in a certain geography to work in the industry or can you work from anywhere you are? You will learn: 

✅ How to break into the investment and VC industry 

✅ Difference between Venture Capital and Private Equity 

✅ Difference between investment banking and venture capital

✅ What are the entry level roles in VC
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# About Sid Mofya

Sid Mofya is the Executive Director of the Draper Venture Network – a global investor collective of 20+ venture firms spread across the world’s key technology innovation centers and the world’s largest economies. He previously worked in Tanzania where he started up the country office of the Henry M Jackson Foundation, a Maryland-based healthcare organization; and in the UK, running energy programs for Royal Dutch Shell and the Ministry of Justice.
Sid is a native of Zambia, and serves on the US Board of Restless Development, the Board of BongoHive Technology and Innovation Hub in Zambia. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with his wife and two daughters.
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Intro to Careers in Investing: Breaking Into Venture Capital

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Venture capitalists (VCs) raise finances to help startups get off the ground. But the question for many is how to break into Venture Capital and how do you know if it's the best career path for you? Do you need to live in a certain geography to work in the industry or can you work from anywhere you are? You will learn:

✅ How to break into the investment and VC industry

✅ Difference between Venture Capital and Private Equity

✅ Difference between investment banking and venture capital

✅ What are the entry level roles in VC .

About Sid Mofya

Sid Mofya is the Executive Director of the Draper Venture Network – a global investor collective of 20+ venture firms spread across the world’s key technology innovation centers and the world’s largest economies. He previously worked in Tanzania where he started up the country office of the Henry M Jackson Foundation, a Maryland-based healthcare organization; and in the UK, running energy programs for Royal Dutch Shell and the Ministry of Justice. Sid is a native of Zambia, and serves on the US Board of Restless Development, the Board of BongoHive Technology and Innovation Hub in Zambia. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with his wife and two daughters.

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