IVCA Membership - Illinois Venture Capital Association

               

 

What began as a handful in 2007, the IVCA Scholar Program has now grown to total 64 Scholars including this year’s class. 

Our objective is to introduce our Scholars to the industry as a whole including:

  • Including the firm itself on both investment side and back office,
  • And within the professional service fields who support the industry such as legal, accounting, investment banking, fund administration, etc.

Our goal is to create a pipeline of candidates for future opportunities in the VC/PE industry.

And once an IVCA Scholar, always an IVCA Scholar!  IVCA endeavors to keep in touch with all prior scholars as well as keeping them informed of potential employment opportunities.  They also remain “honorary” members of IVCA and are invited to attend IVCA events and are encouraged to keep in touch with IVCA members.

Past IVCA Scholars include:

Farhan Ahmed, 2022 IVCA Scholar, The Vistria Group
Ainsley Bryant, 2022 IVCA Scholar, Growth Catalyst Partners
Curran Chopra, 2022 IVCA Scholar, OCA Ventures
Alyssa Chu, 2022 IVCA Scholar, FIC/CEP
Ankeith Guntupalli, 2022 IVCA Scholar, RoundTable Healthcare Partners
Kelly Han, 2022 IVCA Scholar, Duchossois Capital Management
Simone Harradence, 2022 IVCA Scholar, Hyde Park Venture Partners
Ricardo Iriarte, 2022 IVCA Scholar, Frontenac
Jackson Lee, 2022 IVCA Scholar, Sandbox Industries
Katie McManus, 2022 IVCA Scholar, Wind Point Partners
Avanti Parkhe, 2022 IVCA Scholar, May River Capital
Jayna Patel, 2022 IVCA Scholar, Pritzker Private Capital
Alix Podbelsek, 2022 IVCA Scholar, Growth Catalyst Partners
Ting Zhao, 2022 IVCA Scholar, ParkerGale
Remi Astronomo, 2021 IVCA Scholar, The Vistria Group
Jibraan Azeemullah, 2021 IVCA Scholar, Sandbox Industries
Manya Bharadwaj, 2021 IVCA Scholar, Avathon Capital
Baron Cao, 2021 IVCA Scholar, Pritzker Private Capital
Jeesu Choi, 2021 IVCA Scholar, Growth Catalyst Partners
Cara Conniff, 2021 IVCA Scholar, Wind Point Partners
Sachin Das, 2021 IVCA Scholar, The Vistria Group
Laura Durkin, 2021 IVCA Scholar, Prairie Capital
Fanny Munoz, 2021 IVCA Scholar, Frontenac
Abigail Movmyga, 2021 IVCA Scholar, OCA Ventures
Quam Oluewu, 2021 IVCA Scholar, Patriot Capital
Sergio Palomino, 2021 IVCA Scholar, Hyde Park Venture Partners
Diego Pizano, 2021 IVCA Scholar, Sawdust Investment Management
Alyssa Shteyn, 2021 IVCA Scholar, GTCR
Jared Thompkins, 2021 IVCA Scholar, Concentric Equity Partners
Megan Baumhover, 2020 IVCA Scholar, The Vistria Group
Lindsey Cwik, 2020 IVCA Scholar, Avathon Capital

Lindsey Hauch, 2020 IVCA Scholar, Prairie Capital
Arvind Kannappan, 2020 IVCA Scholar, Frontenac
Lia Kim, 2020 IVCA Scholar, Growth Catalyst Partners
Hanna Kunin, 2020 IVCA Scholar, OCA Ventures
Andrea Peterson, 2020 IVCA Scholar, ParkerGale
Erin Radigan, 2020 IVCA Scholar, Wind Point Partners
Wei Ren, 2020 IVCA Scholar, Pritzker Private Capital
Andrew Shen, 2020 IVCA Scholar, Sandbox Industries
Kennedy Daniels, 2019 IVCA Scholar, Prairie Capital
Vamshi Eppanapally, 2019 IVCA Scholar, Sandbox Industries
Taylor Folwell, 2019 IVCA Scholar, Sterling Partners
Katherine Lee, 2019 IVCA Scholar, OCA Ventures
Sneha Mathew, 2019 IVCA Scholar, 50 South Capital
Katherine Neill, 2019 IVCA Scholar, Growth Catalyst Partners
Meaghan O'Hara, 2019 IVCA Scholar, Wind Point Partners
Pavani Pandravada, 2019 IVCA Scholar, ParkerGale
Anna Prisco, 2019 IVCA Scholar, PPC Partners
Rachel Rosa, 2019 IVCA Scholar, Hyde Park Venture Partners
Ananya Vasagiri, 2019 IVCA Scholar, The Vistria Group
Amber Ault, 2018 IVCA Scholar, Growth Catalyst Partners
Chris Ayala, 2018 IVCA Scholar, PPC Partners
Mary Claire Cox, 2018 IVCA Scholar, 50 South Capital Advisors
Christine Lee, 2018 IVCA Scholar, Sandbox Industries
Erin Martinez, 2018 IVCA Scholar, Origin Ventures
Serena Upadhyay, 2018 IVCA Scholar, GE Ventures
Asier Berhane, 2017 IVCA Scholar, Prairie Capital
Paveena Bhugra, 2017 IVCA Scholar, ParkerGale
Kailing Cai, 2017 IVCA Scholar, Victory Park Capital
Enrik Jani, 2017 IVCA Scholar, Moderne Ventures
Leslie Jones-Dove, 2017 IVCA Scholar, Origin Ventures,
John Kim, 2017 IVCA Scholar, OCA Ventures
Edyta Krejner, 2017 IVCA Scholar, Jump Capital
Zain Nomani, 2017 IVCA Scholar, Pritzker Group Private Capital
Olu Olaleye, 2017 IVCA Scholar, FIC/CEP
Brooke White, 2017 IVCA Scholar, GE Ventures
Cass Gunderson, 2011 IVCA Scholar, Prairie Capital
Caitlin Riederer, 2011 IVCA Scholar, Thoma Bravo
Anny Ying, 2010 IVCA Scholar, Thoma Bravo
Nate Barajas, 2009 IVCA Scholar, Prairie Capital
Angela Chi, 2009 IVCA Scholar, Thoma Bravo
Jason Aguiar, 2008 IVCA Scholar, ARCH Venture Partners
Roy Beckham, 2008 IVCA Scholar, Beecken Petty O'Keefe & Co.
Azure Nelson, 2008 IVCA Scholar, Baird Capital
Mike Webb, 2008 IVCA Scholar, Thoma Cressey Bravo
Pete Alonso, 2007 IVCA Scholar, Thoma Bravo
Ashton Clark, 2007 IVCA Scholar, Baird Private Equity,
Lesley Winbush, 2007 IVCA Scholar, ARCH Venture Partners

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