Hey GIVC community,

Hey GIVC community,

Welcome to our February Features edition — a roundup celebrating the founders building, the funds backing them, and the women making an impact across venture.

Here’s what we’re spotlighting this week 👇

🗂️ This Week’s Agenda

• GIVC Webinar with Capri Wheaton (Tonight!)

• VC & Fund Highlight

• Female Founder Feature

• Startup Spotlight

• Community Highlight

• Chapter Highlight

• Opportunities

💼 Career Pathways & Hiring in Venture Capital with Capri Wheaton 

🗓 Wednesday, February 4
⏰ 8:00 – 9:00 PM EST

🔗 Register here: https://luma.com/x7tql4oy

This session is designed to give attendees a clear, honest look at how to break into venture capital through Capri’s personal career journey and hiring experience.

💡 Capri will share candid advice on:

• Internships vs. full-time VC roles

• Recruiting timelines & expectations

• How to position yourself as a standout candidate

• What VC firms actually look for when hiring

Whether you’re VC-curious or actively recruiting, this is a must-attend conversation for anyone serious about building a career in venture 🚀

💸 VC & Fund Highlight: Michelle Bernier — Liberty Ventures

Originally from Venezuela, Michelle Bernier broke into venture capital at just 23 and is now Chief of Staff and the second-highest executive at Liberty Ventures. She helped scale Liberty into a 20,000-member global ecosystem, leading operations, events, and accelerator programs for founders, investors, and executives worldwide.

Liberty Ventures is a values-driven venture ecosystem and $10M seed fund backing founders and investors committed to freedom, human flourishing, and principled capitalism.

👩‍💻 Female Founder Feature: Rosanna Gao — Co-Founder, SpringCash

Rosanna Gao’s journey to founding SpringCash started early. Growing up around her family’s manufacturing and retail business, she saw firsthand how cash flow timing can make or break growing brands.

While studying at Yale, Rosanna worked closely with influencers and creators launching CPG brands — and repeatedly saw founders struggle to access flexible working capital despite strong demand, purchase orders, and invoices. That insight led to SpringCash, a platform built to unlock liquidity for inventory-heavy businesses.

About SpringCash

SpringCash is a fintech platform offering PO financing, invoice factoring, and flexible working capital for CPG and Shopify brands.

• $336M+ in funding facilitated to date

• Clients include Neuro Gum, Flock Foods, It’s Skinny, Supermush, Cloud23, Jiant, and Laurel’s Coffee

• Known for the fastest approvals and lowest rates in the market

If you know any CPG or Shopify founders who could use capital, please reach out: we’re offering $1K per single referral through our current program. We also have internships open! Feel free to connect via LinkedIn or email her directly at [email protected] 

🚀 Startup & Operator Spotlight: Jamie Portnoff

After accidentally entering the pharmaceutical industry in 2001, Jamie Portnoff built a career in highly specialized life sciences consulting. In 2019, she took the leap to go independent — and soon co-founded a women-owned global life sciences consulting firm.

In early 2024, Jamie became CEO. Shortly after, multiple private-equity-backed companies approached the team for acquisition — and in 2025, the company successfully exited. Her story is a powerful reminder of how deep domain expertise can translate into founder-scale outcomes.

🤍 Community Highlight

Elizabeth Haegelin — GIVC Extern Alum & Director of the Newsletter
Elizabeth will be joining Seed Round Capital as a Spring 2026 intern, continuing her work in early-stage investing and community-building. Congratulations, we love seeing GIVC members take the next step in venture!

✨ Chapter Highlight: Girls Into VC — Princeton

We’re excited to spotlight the GIVC Princeton chapter, a close-knit and highly engaged community of ~160 members exploring careers in venture capital.

What makes Princeton GIVC stand out:

• A dedicated Executive Board and selective Diligence Team

• Hands-on startup sourcing with direct presentations to a NY-based VC partner

• Strong emphasis on community and real-world VC exposure

📍 Follow them on Instagram: @girlsintovc.princeton

💸 Opportunities

BCV Labs Summer 2026 Fellowship

Heritage Holding Private Equity Associate

Lupus Ventures Associate

JPMorgan Chase Associate Banker Venture Capital Technology

Growth Warrior Capital Senior Venture Associate

💗 Closing

Early-stage ecosystems are built by people who notice problems early — and choose to act. We’re grateful to share this community with founders, investors, and operators doing exactly that.

More soon.

With appreciation,
The Girls Into VC Team 💗