J. Skyler Fernandes

GP @VUFund, Head @VentureUniv, 100+ VC investments, early investor @BeyondMeat (IPO), @FabFitFun, @MeUndies, Sensity (Acq. Verizon), @Shopkick (Acq. SK Telecom)

[The Unicorns Podcast @unicornspodcas1]

Find out how to get on the radar of @vufund , the world’s most scalable VC that sees 10x more deal flow than the average fund. Listen to @JSkyFernandes's investor story here: https://t.co/JBYckrwLne

[Affinity @affinity__crm]

.@vufund sources 20,000 deals per year—a 10x on the average #VC fund. Get a sneak peek into how they do it when you watch our latest #webinar featuring @JSkyFernandes, Founder & General Partner: https://t.co/WlNRhkM2HY

#venturecapital #dealsourcing #webina

[InspiredInsider.com @InspireInsider]

Thanks so much to @JSkyFernandes for sharing your great ideas.

https://t.co/1e9BP9m68L

#podcasting #podcast #innovation #SocialMarketing #B2BSales #SalesTips #Entrepreneurship #Marketing #leadership #rise25

[Affinity @affinity__crm]

.@vufund sources 20,000 deals per year—a 10x on the average #VC fund. Get a sneak peek into how they do it when you watch our previous #webinar featuring @JSkyFernandes, Founder & General Partner: https://t.co/WlNRhkLuSq
#venturecapital #dealsourcing #webinar

[J. Skyler Fernandes @JSkyFernandes]

@RohdeAli You can add us: VU Venture Partners (https://t.co/gqAxtdmSjS)

[J. Skyler Fernandes @JSkyFernandes]

Creative gifts to get your friends, family, and co-workers? Share the spirit of entrepreneurship with the #1 board game for founders & investors: The Next Big The Thing - The Game Of Entrepreneurship. Use Holiday Discount Code: BF30OFF for 30% off!

https://t.co/onZDhuUWjS

[J. Skyler Fernandes @JSkyFernandes]

6 public companies worth over $1 Trillion (Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Microsoft, Saudi Aramco). Our fund calls these companies "chimeras", a Greek mythical creature made up of multiple DNA species, often shown as a lion, a goat, and a snake https://t.co/O96QS5ivCD

[J. Skyler Fernandes @JSkyFernandes]

Excited to welcome Cohort 14 to @VentureUniv! We have 42 members that will be sourcing and reviewing ~5K companies and making 3-5 investments.

If you're interested in launching your VC/PE career, apply to join an upcoming Invest Accelerator
cohort here: https://t.co/BFa5R7KOCi

[J. Skyler Fernandes @JSkyFernandes]

VU is celebrating its 3 year anniversary! Launched Cohort 1 with 17 individuals during the summer of 2018 in SF, now three years later, we have graduated Cohort 12 with 50 individuals across the U.S., Europe, and Asia, and have grown to 350+ alumni!

https://t.co/q3dbujui8B

[J. Skyler Fernandes @JSkyFernandes]

@MikeJarmuz @leepnet @FinlessFoods @MissionBarns @Orbillion1 @NewAgeMeats @newculturefoods @vufund @VentureUniv Thanks Mike!

[J. Skyler Fernandes @JSkyFernandes]

@MikeJarmuz @leepnet @FinlessFoods @MissionBarns @Orbillion1 @NewAgeMeats @newculturefoods I'm an investor in a Finless Foods and others.

[J. Skyler Fernandes @JSkyFernandes]

@leepnet I was the largest investors in Beyond Meat prior to IPO and on board. Have also done investments in lab grown meat sector. Happy to chat.

[J. Skyler Fernandes @JSkyFernandes]

Congrats to VU' portfolio company @grabango on $39M Series B. They have become the category leader in commercializing frictionless checkout at retailers using visual AI to grab and go.

#grocery #groceryretail #ai
https://t.co/HVp7CTGzK2

[J. Skyler Fernandes @JSkyFernandes]

Is Your Investment Team Hiring Interns, Analysts, Associates, Principals, Partners, or Platform Managers? Signup for the VC/PE Recruiting Day on June 11th: https://t.co/pb5d1yWPnb. We'll curate 3-6 top diverse candidates to interview. Limited to ~20 hiring investment groups.

[J. Skyler Fernandes @JSkyFernandes]

RSVP for Cohort 12's Reverse Demo Day on Wed, June 9th, to see the investment team present their investment thesis and due diligence on 3-5 investments, sourced from 5,000+ companies. https://t.co/EzX5UvUKGY

[J. Skyler Fernandes @JSkyFernandes]

Cohort 12, 50 global investors (40 US / Europe, 10 Asia-Pacific) sourcing and reviewing 5,000+ companies, and investing in 3-5 companies across Consumer, Enterprise, Fintech, Frontier, Healthcare, and PropTech.
#venturecapital #ventureuniversity #angelinvestors #familyoffices

[J. Skyler Fernandes @JSkyFernandes]

Cohort 11 was our third cohort that included induvuals from Asia-Pacific, w/ 14 individuals part of our 50 person Global Cohort. They sourced and reviewed ~1,000 companies in Asia and identified one amazing company to invest in (~0.1% selectivity). Looking forward to announcing!

[J. Skyler Fernandes @JSkyFernandes]

Excited to announce VU Cohort 11! Between Jan to March, we will be sourcing and reviewing 4-5K companies, and making 2-5 new portfolio company investments! Meet cohort here: https://t.co/Arl0KlYhBA

[J. Skyler Fernandes @JSkyFernandes]

RSVP for Cohort 10's REVERSE DEMO DAY, happening today, Wed, Dec 9th! 4:00pm PST / 7:00pm EST. Over 700+ have RSVP'd, 400+ Investors!

Our investment team will present the companies we're investing in this quarter, sourced from ~5,000 companies!
https://t.co/CQ7U1nK2De

[J. Skyler Fernandes @JSkyFernandes]

Excited to announce VU Cohort 10!

31 investors, bringing VU to 250+ cohort members and alumni!

42% women, ~2x women VC investment professionals in the industry!

Connect with C10 members here: https://t.co/8LVkjqZVl8

#vcuniversity #ventureuniversity #femalevcs #womenvc