Bridge Venture Fellowship Mixer

At the Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship we “enable the next generation’s new ventures.” We accomplish this by educating, empowering, and equipping our students, alumni, faculty & staff, and the global UT Dallas community.In day-to-day terms, this means utilizing world-class, academic education, industry-leading experiential training, venture mentorship & advisory support, and other resources to support the launch of new businesses.

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Join us for the conclusion of the Bridge Venture Fellowship at the Networking Mixer in the Voltron room at Capital Factory. The inaugural cohort of 20 students, the Blackstone LaunchPad campus directors from 10 UT system schools, and the VC community are invited to attend.Agenda:<ul><li>Welcome</li><li>Keynote speaker (Cheryl Campos, Head of Venture Growth and Partnerships, Republic)</li><li>Networking</li></ul>What is the Bridge Venture Fellowship?The Bridge Venture Fellowship is a 3-week paid learning opportunity for historically excluded* students to learn about venture capital and network with peers and industry professionals. The virtual bootcamp is open to 20 students across the UT System schools and culminates in an in-person recruitment mixer in Austin with Texas-based venture capital firms.*The Bridge Venture Fellowship program supports students who have not previously had opportunities to learn about venture capital. We have encouraged Black, Latinx, women, LGBTQ+ students, and those who support them to apply. We strive to host inclusive, accessible programming that facilitates all individuals, including members of the disability community, engaging fully.

Cheryl is passionate about the intersection of finance, technology, and social impact. She is the Head of Venture Growth and Partnerships at Republic, a one-stop-shop for founders to raise capital from both accredited and non-accredited investors. She is focused on introducing underrepresented founders to both traditional and alternative funding sources in order to help their startups thrive. In other direct investing roles, she is a scout for Lightspeed and an investment partner at The Community Fund. Cheryl is also one of the founders of VCFamilia, a community of Latinx VCs supporting current &amp; emerging investors through collaboration.Previously she worked as an analyst in a Connecticut-based private debt &amp; equity firm with an emphasis on minority and women entrepreneurs. She started her career in Investment Banking at Barclays, working in the Financial Institutions Group and Structured Finance. She holds a BA in Economics with honors from Harvard University.

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