Staff at a VC

Investment Others Other Investment Non-Investment

Partners Partners Roles Staff

Operating & Analysts,

Active Less Active Venture Platform Executive
Board Associates,
Partners Partners Partners Teams Assistants
Partners Principals

• At most larger • Sometimes • Varies firm-to- • Many firms - • Analysts & associates • Finance, legal, • If you think EAs
VCs, active nearing firm so enquire particularly larger typically younger, marketing, talent, don’t have
partners retirement age ones have principals typically software, analytics, influence you’re
• Can often lead
typically do 1-3 partners with post-MBA and/or business kidding yourself
• Sometimes deals but do
deals / year huge operating enough experience development
made too much fewer • EAs often have the
experience who they are promoted
• Newer partners money / has • Often platform most
• Often has other will take board
are on fewer other interests • Some firms let teams help communications
non-firm seats for the firm.
boards and principals lead deals portfolio post with active
• Sometimes not activities
likely more new • Sometimes these in others they take investment partners who will
senior but in (boards,
deals partners can lead some board seats definitely hear if
processes of operating roles) • Platform members
an investment but the EA is
• Senior partners leaving firm • In every firm can also be
• Sometimes part- typically don’t mistreated
often willing to associates & influencers during
time
let others do principals are much the investment • EAs also can be
deals - have (your job is to find more influential than process (talent, your positive gate-
more firm out which outsiders might marketing, tech all keeper to get key
management partners are perceive (they are input into partners) meetings if they
responsibilities active & which classic “influencers”) like / respect you
aren’t)