Best VCs for Talent

4 venture capitalists actively investing in Talent.

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Partner & Head of Platform

Northzone (Web3)

Elena's platform thesis is that talent and portfolio development are continuous with investment quality: assess critical hiring and organizational needs before a deal, then help founders build teams a

No Elena-specific check size or allocation authority is public. Northzone's fund-level parameters must not be presented as her personal discretion. Founders seeking capital should approach the relevant investing partner; portfolio leaders and pre-deal teams can engage Elena on talent, organization and leadership needs.

Pre-deal talent diligencePost-investment organization buildingFounder and leadership development

#2Melissa Taunton

Advisor; Partner, Talent at NEA

Blockchain Capital

Melissa's operating thesis is that exceptional companies require leaders who can scale themselves along with the organization. She works with founders and CEOs to build, develop, compensate and retain

No Melissa-specific Blockchain Capital check size or allocation authority is public. Her documented work is executive talent, leadership and board development for NEA portfolio companies. Crypto founders should use Blockchain Capital's investors; NEA portfolio leaders can engage her on talent and leadership.

Executive-team designLeadership developmentBoard building

#3Lizzy Price

Associate Technical Recruiter

First Round Capital

Lizzy's operating focus is helping First Round portfolio founders build their earliest technical teams. Her experience recruiting engineers across the Americas at Harness and supporting Last Energy gi

Not applicable to Lizzy's recruiting role. First Round publicly says its initial investments typically range from $1 million to $7 million and average about $3.5 million, but those are firm terms administered by the investment team, not Lizzy's personal authority.

Founding and early-team hiringTechnical recruitingCandidate sourcing and closing

#4Rachel Ruggieri

Associate Technical Recruiter

First Round Capital

Rachel supports First Round portfolio companies by connecting technical builders and operators with founders. Her lens comes from sourcing at two early-stage startups and working directly with founder

Not applicable to Rachel's technical-recruiting role. First Round's public initial-investment range of $1 million to $7 million and roughly $3.5 million average belongs to the firm's investing process, not to Rachel personally.

Founding and early-team hiringTechnical recruitingCandidate sourcing

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