Hey everyone!

Recruiting season is here, and the inboxes are filling fast. This week’s newsletter is packed with tools to help you stay ahead, everything from a step-by-step guide to landing a VC role, to fresh job postings, to the latest big deals making headlines. Plus, we’ve added a founder spotlight and a fund highlight to give you some extra inspiration along the way.

Applications for our Fall 2025 Programs are closing THIS Thursday!

Interested in getting an intro to venture capital, working at a startup, or gaining experience at a VC firm? 🚀

Applications are NOW OPEN for the Girls Into VC Fall 2025 Programs

🚀 Apply by Sept 11 at 11:59pm EST!

🌟 Fellowship (Sept 22–Nov 24, 5–7 hrs/week)
- Our flagship 10-week program has brought together 80+ alumni from 50+ schools and featured speakers from Bessemer Venture Partners, Pear VC, Neo, Stripes, Alumni Ventures , Redpoint, and more. You’ll build a foundation in sourcing, diligence, term sheets, and portfolio support — while joining a supportive community of peers and mentors.

💬 “The fellowship exceeded my expectations. I joined hoping for an introduction to venture capital, and I left with not only technical knowledge but also a supportive group of women who are all cheering each other on.” — Fellowship Alum

🌟 VC Externship (Sept 22–Nov 14, 10 hrs/week)
Work directly with top VC firms like Headline, Hustle Fund, The Artemis Fund . Projects include writing and presenting investment memos, sourcing companies and markets, conducting diligence and research, supporting portfolio strategy, and more!

💬 “It’s been incredibly rewarding to get hands-on experience as a Venture Fellow. I’ve learned so much about the investment landscape.” — Isabella A., Extern

🌟 Startup Externship (Sept 22–Nov 14, 10 hrs/week)
Collaborate with female-led startups like Double Blind Bio, Menza, Tavia Health, Turmerik, and Lore. Projects include customer interviews & insights, market research & competitive mapping, go-to-market and growth strategy, product and data analysis, and more!

💬 “I learned how to take frameworks from class and apply them to a real company. Creating the market research deck gave me confidence in my ability to think like an investor.” — Akansha G., Extern

✨ Who can apply: Female-identifying college students and recent graduates (Fellowship: US & Canada; Externships: work-eligible in US)

✨ Your Guide to VC Recruiting

Venture Capital Recruiting: Everything You Need to Know (2025) — Leland

Breaking into VC can feel like navigating a maze. This guide from Leland is the ultimate playbook, covering everything from:

• Deciding if VC is right for you

• Networking with intent (and avoiding common mistakes)

• Interview prep that actually sets you apart

• Landing internships & entry-level roles

Why we love it: It explains the process and gives you actionable steps to stand out in one of the most competitive recruiting seasons of the year.

🌟 Job Postings & Opportunities

Fellowships & Student Programs

• Dorm Room Fund – Investment Partner 

• Grid Ventures – Fellows Program 

• Alix Ventures – Residency Program 

• Andreessen Horowitz – Engineering Fellowship

• Draper Associates – MBA Internship 

• Empactful Capital – Fall Internship 

• H/L Ventures – Venture Fellows 

• Khosla Ventures – Fall VC Internship 

VC & Startup Roles

• Legendary Ventures – Venture Scouts 

• Rho VC – Partnerships Manager 

• Autonomy Health – Founding Engineer

🔥 This Week’s Hottest VC Deals

• Anthropic ($13B) — A jaw-dropping Series F that cements its position as one of the most valuable private AI companies.

• Sierra ($350M) — Enterprise AI gets a major boost from founders with deep Silicon Valley roots.

• Treeline Biosciences ($200M) — Biotech breakthrough: fueling cancer treatments and pushing biotech exploration forward.

🚀 Founder Spotlight

Alex Zenla, Emily Long & Ariadne Conill - Founders, Edera
This all-female founding team is taking cloud security to the next level. Edera delivers container-based isolation technology that protects cloud workloads, especially critical for secure AI applications. They've already raised a $15 million Series A led by Microsoft's venture fund, signaling strong investor confidence in their vision and tech.

Why it matters:
Edera showcases how women founders are leading innovations in foundational tech infrastructure, particularly in high-stakes areas like AI security. Their success is a reminder that women aren’t just participants in the tech ecosystem, they’re building the architecture of tomorrow.

💸 Fund Highlight

Ulu Ventures – Seed-stage fund championing diverse founders
Founded by Miriam Rivera and Clint Korver, Ulu Ventures raised $208 million for Fund IV in February, specifically targeting seed-stage tech startups led by female, immigrant, or minority founders.

Some of their portfolio companies include SoFi and Palantir

Fund thesis & why it's compelling:
Ulu Ventures applies a rigorous, data-driven investment process to identify promising opportunities in tech-driven sectors such as enterprise software, fintech, and AI. By leveraging probability-based decision frameworks, the firm seeks to reduce bias in investing and consistently back companies with scalable business models and strong market potential

🌎️ Podcast of the Week

Podcast: Confessions of a Female Founder
Hosted by Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex, and produced by Archewell Audio and Lemonada Media, this podcast (April–June 2025) features candid conversations with women founders, including Meghan herself, sharing lessons, challenges, and personal growth stories.

Here is a great episode about building your brand - Building Your Brand Brick by Brick with Highbrow Hippie’s Kadi Lee

Thanks for reading and being part of Girls Into VC! Our goal each week is to share opportunities, insights, and stories that make breaking into venture feel a little less overwhelming, and a lot more exciting.

Until next time,
GIVC Content Team 💗