Episode Details

Crystal McKellar is the Founder and Managing Partner of Anathem Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm investing in companies that have developed breakthrough technology that they are pragmatically leveraging to win and own uncrowded, high-margin markets. Crystal currently serves on the board of Cooler Heads, and previously served as a board member at Siren, Neurable, and DoubleDutch (acquired by Cvent) and as a board observer at Fractyl.  

Crystal is a Kauffman Fellows Mentor, and has served as a mentor to the TechStars MetLife Digital Accelerator and the Ad Astra tech incubator program. Crystal is a proud member of All Raise and is a frequent speaker on entrepreneurship and innovation at technology conferences and finance events.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• When raising a fund, what recommendations are there for first-time fundraisers?
• What are the relationship dynamics between a Venture Capitalist and the Limited Partners (LPs)?
• The life of a VC, how is it really? What are some of the positives and negatives of the role?
• What are the advantages of keeping the fund size small?

We would like to thank Maya Tussing for making the introduction which allowed for today’s episode. Thank you for the support!

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