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Comms 101

3-session Virtual Workshop

February 23, 2021

February 25, 2021

March 5, 2021

Venture Forward and Sparkpr partnered together to produce a virtual educational programs – Comms 101: Building Your Brand as a VC Investor (Comms 101).

Comms 101 provided training to 20 early-career underrepresented VCs on the fundamentals of brand-building. The program consisted of three 1-hour sessions, hosted virtually (see agenda below.)

Comms 101

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Impact

Participating early-career VCs from underrepresented backgrounds

1-hour workshops, led by…

PR experts + industry leaders

100%

of participants would recommend the program to peer or colleague

Participants

The program was intended for VC investors who:

Are early in their careers (e.g. 1-3 years of investing experience; role as emerging VC fund manager, associate or analyst at an established VC firm, etc.).
Represent a demographic group that is historically underrepresented in venture capital (e.g. by gender, race/ethnicity, geography, etc.).
Are seeking to develop their personal brand and communication skills within a professional context.
Can commit to attending ALL three sessions of the program.

Demographics

women or nonbinary

75^%

75%

women or nonbinary

people of color

65^%

65%

people of color

10

10^%

10%

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8 states represented

Agenda

Session 1

(September 29, 2023)

Brand Building Training

Session 2

(September 29, 2023)

Brand Building Investor Interview and Q&A

Session 3

(March 5, 2021)

Meet the Press

Session Leaders

Kate Barrett

Marketing Partner, NEA

Kate Barrett

Marketing Partner, NEA

Ann Bordetsky

Partner, NEA

Ann Bordetsky

Partner, NEA

Becky Buckman

VP of Marketing Communications, Battery Ventures

Becky Buckman

VP of Marketing Communications, Battery Ventures

Candy Cheng

Senior Correspondent, Business Insider

Candy Cheng

Senior Correspondent, Business Insider

Tomio Geron

Senior Reporter, Protocol

Tomio Geron

Senior Reporter, Protocol

Kia Kokalitcheva

Technology Reporter, Axios

Kia Kokalitcheva

Technology Reporter, Axios

Sue Kwon

Partner & Head of Marketing and Narrative, Felicis Ventures

Sue Kwon

Partner & Head of Marketing and Narrative, Felicis Ventures

Elliott Robinson

Partner, Bessemer

Elliott Robinson

Partner, Bessemer

Heidi Roizen

Partner, Threshold

Heidi Roizen

Partner, Threshold

Lucinda Shen

Writer, Fortune

Lucinda Shen

Writer, Fortune

Tim Turpin

EVP, Sparkpr

Tim Turpin

EVP, Sparkpr

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Comms 101

Impact

Participants

Demographics

women or nonbinary

75^%

75%

women or nonbinary

people of color

65^%

65%

people of color

10

10^%

10%

lorem ipsum sit

8

states represented

8

states represented

Agenda

Session Leaders

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