Author: kelvinnotcelsius

CS '21 @ Princeton. Executive Director of PIE.

Luke Armour ’13 on Building a VC Fund for Princeton Founders

Luke Armour, Founder & Managing Director @ Chaac Ventures Dear stupendous readers, Welcome to another edition of Profiles in Innovation & Entrepreneurship! For this issue we are very fortunate to get an inside scoop of Luke Armour’s journey as a VC. He is the founder and managing director of Chaac Ventures, a fund dedicated to … Continue reading Luke Armour ’13 on Building a VC Fund for Princeton Founders →

How Machine Learning is Changing Venture Capital: SignalFire

It’s strange how resistant people are to change. What’s even weirder is that sometimes, the people who are most resistant to change are those who champion it most strongly in others. Picture the traditional VC firm of the 1960s-early 2000s. Deal flow would primarily come through your network, or if you were lucky enough to … Continue reading How Machine Learning is Changing Venture Capital: SignalFire →

Want an Excuse to Connect with Founders and VCs?

Hello! If you want like talking to founders/VCs and are passionate about technology and startups, you’ve come to the right place. My name is Kelvin and I am the Executive Director of Profiles In Entrepreneurship (PIE), a team of students who share practical advice from leading figures in the entrepreneurial landscape. Whether you want to … Continue reading Want an Excuse to Connect with Founders and VCs? →

The Intersection of Venture Capital, Investment Banking, and Consulting

Dear fabulous readers, I hope everyone is having a great start to their winter break. Family is important! My goal with this article is to give you a clearer idea of how IB/consulting connects with venture capital, since there are some stigmas and misconceptions surrounding how they intersect. There are two typical paths into venture … Continue reading The Intersection of Venture Capital, Investment Banking, and Consulting →

Titan: A Startup That’s Creating a Hedge Fund for the Everyday Consumer

https://www.titanvest.com/ Dear breathtaking readers, I am pleased to introduce Clayton Gardner, founder of fintech startup Titan, which uses software to automate the investment process by analyzing the 13-F filings of the top 5% of hedge funds each quarter to determine this group’s top 20 stocks. They then invest your capital across these stocks depending on … Continue reading Titan: A Startup That’s Creating a Hedge Fund for the Everyday Consumer →

Christina Kim, Analyst at New Leaf Venture Partners, on Transitioning from Investment Banking to…

Hello stupendous readers, I am very pleased to bring you 3 quick takes on the IB/VC scene by Christina Kim today! Christina is an analyst at New Leaf Venture Partners, a leading venture capital fund that specializes in the healthcare/biotech industry. Prior to joining New Leaf, Christina worked for two years in the Global Healthcare … Continue reading Christina Kim, Analyst at New Leaf Venture Partners, on Transitioning from Investment Banking to… →