J. Skyler Fernandes
@JSkyFernandes
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GP @VUFund, Head @VentureUniv, 100+ VC investments, early investor @BeyondMeat (IPO), @FabFitFun, @MeUndies, Sensity (Acq. Verizon), @Shopkick (Acq. SK Telecom)
San Francisco, CA
Joined May 2009
RT @unicornspodcas1: Find out how to get on the radar of @vufund , the world’s most scalable VC that sees 10x more deal flow than the avera….
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RT @InspireInsider: Thanks so much to @JSkyFernandes for sharing your great ideas. #podcasting #podcast #innovati….
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Get the #1 Startup Board Game! A game for people who are into being startup superheros, changing the world, and becoming billionaires! A great friends and family board game, ages 12+, to help inspire...
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6 public companies worth over $1 Trillion (Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Microsoft, Saudi Aramco). Our fund calls these companies "chimeras", a Greek mythical creature made up of multiple DNA species, often shown as a lion, a goat, and a snake
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Understanding The Market Size Dynamics For Company’s Worth $1+ Billion (Unicorns) to $1+ Trillion (Chimeras)
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Excited to welcome Cohort 14 to @VentureUniv! We have 42 members that will be sourcing and reviewing ~5K companies and making 3-5 investments. If you're interested in launching your VC/PE career, apply to join an upcoming Invest Accelerator.cohort here:
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VU is celebrating its 3 year anniversary! Launched Cohort 1 with 17 individuals during the summer of 2018 in SF, now three years later, we have graduated Cohort 12 with 50 individuals across the U.S., Europe, and Asia, and have grown to 350+ alumni!.
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Venture University, The World’s Leading Investor Accelerator For Venture Capital, Private Equity, & Angel Investing, Celebrates Its Three…
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Congrats to VU' portfolio company @grabango on $39M Series B. They have become the category leader in commercializing frictionless checkout at retailers using visual AI to grab and go. #grocery #groceryretail #ai .
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Is Your Investment Team Hiring Interns, Analysts, Associates, Principals, Partners, or Platform Managers? Signup for the VC/PE Recruiting Day on June 11th: We'll curate 3-6 top diverse candidates to interview. Limited to ~20 hiring investment groups.
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RSVP for Cohort 12's Reverse Demo Day on Wed, June 9th, to see the investment team present their investment thesis and due diligence on 3-5 investments, sourced from 5,000+ companies.
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Come see Cohort 12's investment team present the ~3-5 companies it selected to invest in, sourced from ~5K companies (~0.1% selectivity)
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Cohort 12, 50 global investors (40 US / Europe, 10 Asia-Pacific) sourcing and reviewing 5,000+ companies, and investing in 3-5 companies across Consumer, Enterprise, Fintech, Frontier, Healthcare, and PropTech. #venturecapital #ventureuniversity #angelinvestors #familyoffices
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Cohort 11 was our third cohort that included induvuals from Asia-Pacific, w/ 14 individuals part of our 50 person Global Cohort. They sourced and reviewed ~1,000 companies in Asia and identified one amazing company to invest in (~0.1% selectivity). Looking forward to announcing!
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Excited to announce VU Cohort 11! Between Jan to March, we will be sourcing and reviewing 4-5K companies, and making 2-5 new portfolio company investments! Meet cohort here:
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RSVP for Cohort 10's REVERSE DEMO DAY, happening today, Wed, Dec 9th! 4:00pm PST / 7:00pm EST. Over 700+ have RSVP'd, 400+ Investors!. Our investment team will present the companies we're investing in this quarter, sourced from ~5,000 companies!.
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Come see Cohort 10's investment team present the ~5 companies it has selected to invest in, sourced from ~5K companies (~0.1% selectivity)
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Excited to announce VU Cohort 10! . 31 investors, bringing VU to 250+ cohort members and alumni! . 42% women, ~2x women VC investment professionals in the industry!. Connect with C10 members here: #vcuniversity #ventureuniversity #femalevcs #womenvc
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VU's portfolio company, @grabango, has launched the first existing store, retrofitted with checkout-free tech, and it opened today with @GiantEagle! A frictionless checkout "Amazon Go" like experience, but better, faster, cheaper, and for all retailers!.
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RT @VentureUniv: Launch your career in Venture Capital!. Apply to Venture University's 11 Week Investor Accelerator - Full-time or Part-tim….
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RT @assureco: In Case You Missed It: Last week on What's Going on in Venture, @JSkyFernandes of @VentureUniv talked with @jtneilson about w….
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RT @adaptive_ai: Very interesting panel on VC investments at the NASA Entrepreneurs Challenge, hosted by @vdadmahi, with great panelists @F….
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