Jalak Jobanputra has over 16 years experience in venture capital, media and technology, most recently with the NYC Investment Fund. She spearheaded the formation of NYCSeed in 2008, a seed fund dedicated to funding early stage tech entrepreneurs in NYC. She was previously a principal at New Venture Partners, a $300 million early stage venture fund that incubated technology at corporate labs. Prior to that, she was at Intel Capital in Silicon Valley and was on the launch team of online financial information startup Horsesmouth in 1997, during which time she first discovered the NYC sample sale scene in Nolita. You can find her @jalak and her blog Nothing Ventured
Interviews
Jalak Jobanputra, Future Perfect Ventures: Women Startups and Venture Capitalists
I interviewed Jalak Jobanputra this week regarding women startups. Jalak has over 16 years experience in venture capital, media and technology, most recently with the NYC Investment Fund. She spearheaded the formation of NYCSeed in 2008, a seed fund dedicated to funding early stage tech entrepreneurs in NYC. She was previously a principal at New Venture Partners, a $300 million early stage venture fund that incubated technology at corporate labs. Prior to that, she was at Intel Capital in Silicon Valley and was on the launch team of online financial information startup Horsesmouth in 1997, during which time she first discovered the NYC sample sale scene in Nolita. You can find her on Twitter and her blog NothingVentured.
Tereza Nemessanyi: ‘xx combinator’ and Women Entrepreneurs
I was fortunate enough this week to interview Tereza Nemessanyi on ‘XX Combinator’ & Women Entrepreneurs. This conversation started on Fred Wilson’s Blog where her idea about an alternative incubator that would be accessible to women & fathers who are unable to access Y Combinator to develop their startups. Tereza is a CEO of a stealth venture, launching in August 2010 based in New York. You can find Tereza on her Tumblr blog Twitter @TerezaN