AMA - I work at a VC fund

Various ways to get in but below is the most common way funds hire (think 80% hiring follows this template) Analyst - go to a branded school +2-3 years of MBB
Associate/AVP - strong operating role for 5-6 years in India followed by M7 MBA in US/pre MBA analyst experience
VP/Principal - strong operating/consulting background + prolific Angel investor
Partner - rarely hired, usually grows internally from Principal level or start your own fund after a successful founder exit

Interested in Associate roles but generally the career pages are empty. Do we need to approach someone ? What would be a good way to start searching?

Environment is better than the last 6 months but far far away from the peak markets.. growth deals have started to pickup in Q3.. companies are constantly pegged to public market multiples even at series B/C.. however all the funds have a lot of dry powder so there are a few crazy (10M seed chqs) for highly pedigreed folks

Thanks for getting back Why growth deals? Seed startups now struggling and hence okay with low valuations?

AI, climate and D2C brands

@TiredBirch1 good to meet you here. I look at climate investments at my fund as well

Quick question: where are you on vol. carbon markets? Yay or nay?

VC salaries vary by fund size. Partners make 8-10Cr per year at large funds. This is salary but the real money is in carry.

How much is the average carry that VCs make by YOE/designation?

This is normal world. Life was this pre 2019. Covid years were an anomaly which will never come back. So never?