]Seed to Harvest is a new podcast focused on stories & tactics from a diverse array of investors, founders, and creators, hosted by Paige Finn Doherty, a founding partner at Behind Genius Ventures and author of Seed to Harvest, an illustrated children's book for adults.
Meagan Loyst founded Gen Z VCs, a global community centered around empowering the next generation of leaders in venture capital, growing it to more than 11,000 members since November 2020. The youngest investor at Lerer Hippeau, she's sourced and helped lead three investments, working with 12 portfolio companies. Loyst's Gen Z VCs Summit included 3,000-plus attendees from 71 countries. The group's mentorship program includes 228 mentees, 41% of whom identify as people of color, and 31% women; it also maintains an active job board and student beta-testing club. Loyst is the youngest Advisory Board member of Girls Who Invest.
00:00 Welcome to Seed To Harvest: Meagan Loyst
01:43 The origin story of Gen Z VCs
03:59 First Gen Z VC event
04:12 Stars being minted through creating and self expression
09:55 Gen Z VCs mentorship program
11:46 Scaling time while maintaining relationships
20:21 Meagan’s dream dinner party guest
21:40 Advice to the next generation
Show Notes:
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