Sara Zulkosky's guest appearances

Sara Zulkosky

The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing Demystified

The VentureFizz Podcast

InvestHer Podcast

The Purse Podcast

Michael Cardamone

John Gannon

Eric Paley

Melody Koh

Elizabeth Galbut

Billy Libby

Steve Sarracino

David Brown

Richard Kerby

David Chang

John Burns

Jennifer Smith

Bryce Roberts

Craig Wortmann

Brad Feld

OwlTail

Sara Zulkosky is the Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Recast Capital, a 100% women-owned platform investing in and supporting emerging managers in venture, with a focus on diverse partnerships.  Sara previously served as a Venture Partner at Greenspring Associates (now StepStone Group), where she was responsible for sourcing and due diligence efforts across the platform, managing and supporting evaluation committees and existing investments, and leading the firm's impact investing initiative. Prior to joining Greenspring, Sara served as a Principal with CNF Investments, a private investment firm affiliated with Clark Enterprises, Inc., focusing on fund and direct venture capital and private equity opportunities in technology, life sciences and energy. Prior to that, Sara participated in Foundation Capital's Young Entrepreneurs Program, where she helped identify promising investment opportunities in the Washington, DC area. Sara was also the Director of Product Management for SkyBuilt Power, Inc., a venture-backed clean-tech company that provided rapidly-deployable renewable energy solutions to the U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Intelligence Community, and telecommunications industry. She was with the business from its inception, also supporting it as a Project Engineer, Project Manager, and its Director of Engineering.   Sara received a M.B.A from Georgetown University, and a M.S. in Engineering Management and B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from The George Washington University. Sara is also a Kauffman Fellow. We cover the following in the conversation:  The emerging fund manager market Women-led funds: why are we starting to see a massive shift now? Recast Capital: investment thesis and key criteria used to invest Investing in top performing emerging fund managers How to diversify and manage risk across the portfolio Raising investment &amp; engaging with female LPs Breaking into the VC industry 50 years from now: what will the VC industry looks like? And how will this impact the market? How do we encourage more female LPs to invest?  ***

Sara Zulkosky is the Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Recast Capital, a 100% women-owned platform investing in and supporting emerging managers in venture, with a focus on diverse partnerships. Sara previously served as a Venture Partner at Greenspring Associates (now StepStone Group), where she was responsible for sourcing and due diligence efforts across the platform, managing and supporting evaluation committees and existing investments, and leading the firm's impact investing initiative. Prior to joining Greenspring, Sara served as a Principal with CNF Investments, a private investment firm affiliated with Clark Enterprises, Inc., focusing on fund and direct venture capital and private equity opportunities in technology, life sciences and energy. Prior to that, Sara participated in Foundation Capital's Young Entrepreneurs Program, where she helped identify promising investment opportunities in the Washington, DC area. Sara was also the Director of Product Management for SkyBuilt Power, Inc., a venture-backed clean-tech company that provided rapidly-deployable renewable energy solutions to the U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Intelligence Community, and telecommunications industry. She was with the business from its inception, also supporting it as a Project Engineer, Project Manager, and its Director of Engineering. Sara received a M.B.A from Georgetown University, and a M.S. in Engineering Management and B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from The George Washington University. Sara is also a Kauffman Fellow. We cover the following in the conversation: <ul> <li>The emerging fund manager market</li> <li>Women-led funds: why are we starting to see a massive shift now?</li> <li>Recast Capital: investment thesis and key criteria used to invest</li> <li>Investing in top performing emerging fund managers</li> <li>How to diversify and manage risk across the portfolio</li> <li>Raising investment &amp; engaging with female LPs</li> <li>Breaking into the VC industry</li> <li>50 years from now: what will the VC industry looks like? And how will this impact the market?</li> <li>How do we encourage more female LPs to invest?</li> </ul> ***

#61: Investing in emerging managers in venture with Sara Zulkosky

 Sara Zulkosky of Recast Capital joins Nick to discuss Finding Alpha in Emerging Managers, Common Mistakes &amp; Pitfalls, and Sources of Differentiation. In this episode we cover:  Sara's Background and Path to VC Tips for Emerging Managers How To Differentiate Your Fund &amp; more!   Missed a recent episode? Go to The Full Ratchet blog and catch up! Also, follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter.

Sara Zulkosky of Recast Capital joins Nick to discuss Finding Alpha in Emerging Managers, Common Mistakes &amp; Pitfalls, and Sources of Differentiation. In this episode we cover: <ul> <li>Sara's Background and Path to VC</li> <li>Tips for Emerging Managers</li> <li>How To Differentiate Your Fund &amp; more!</li> </ul> Missed a recent episode? Go to <a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1BBnR_BMIISosV2Mo_j07fvHrpahmcmWERps2tZOWurY/fullratchet.net" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The Full Ratchet blog</a> and catch up! Also, follow us on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/27155166/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/TFR_Pod" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>.

325. Finding Alpha in Emerging Managers, Common Mistakes & Pitfalls, and Sources of Differentiation  (Sara Zulkosky)

For this podcast, I’ve interviewed lots of Venture Capitalists, who talk about their portfolio of investments in companies, but where does this capital come from?  When a VC firm announces it’s latest fund of $100M or $1B, who is providing this capital?Well, It’s typically pension funds, university endowment funds, family offices, or high net worth individuals. The investors in these funds are called Limited Partners or LP’s for short and they are the end client for a VC that is ultimately expecting a return on the capital that has been allocated to a fund.Thus, I was excited to speak with Sara, who has a lot of experience in the venture industry as an LP and her current firm Recast Capital is a fund of funds, meaning she has raised her own fund that in return provides capital to VC firms. The firm’s strategy is to invest in and empower emerging managers in venture with a focus on diverse partnerships. The goal of the firm is to provide exceptional returns by investing in diverse emerging venture managers.In this episode of our podcast, we cover:* Is the VC industry making progress in terms of having more diversity?* Sara’s educational background and her experience joining an early stage startup and how her career progressed over this period of time.* How Sara transitioned into the investment side of the equation and her experience at CNF Investments &amp; Greenspring Associates.* What led Sara and her Co-Founder &amp; Managing Partner, Courtney McCrea, down the path of starting Recast Capital and how they go about making investments into VC funds.* Details on how the VC industry works and how to get a venture capital fund started.* And so much more.If you like the show, please remember to subscribe and review us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Spotify, Stitcher, or Google Play.

For this podcast, I’ve interviewed lots of Venture Capitalists, who talk about their portfolio of investments in companies, but where does this capital come from? When a VC firm announces it’s latest fund of $100M or $1B, who is providing this capital? Well, It’s typically pension funds, university endowment funds, family offices, or high net worth individuals. The investors in these funds are called Limited Partners or LP’s for short and they are the end client for a VC that is ultimately expecting a return on the capital that has been allocated to a fund. Thus, I was excited to speak with Sara, who has a lot of experience in the venture industry as an LP and her current firm Recast Capital is a fund of funds, meaning she has raised her own fund that in return provides capital to VC firms. The firm’s strategy is to invest in and empower emerging managers in venture with a focus on diverse partnerships. The goal of the firm is to provide exceptional returns by investing in diverse emerging venture managers. In this episode of our podcast, we cover: * Is the VC industry making progress in terms of having more diversity? * Sara’s educational background and her experience joining an early stage startup and how her career progressed over this period of time. * How Sara transitioned into the investment side of the equation and her experience at CNF Investments &amp; Greenspring Associates. * What led Sara and her Co-Founder &amp; Managing Partner, Courtney McCrea, down the path of starting Recast Capital and how they go about making investments into VC funds. * Details on how the VC industry works and how to get a venture capital fund started. * And so much more. If you like the show, please remember to subscribe and review us on iTunes, Soundcloud, Spotify, Stitcher, or Google Play.

Episode 228: Sara Zulkosky - Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Recast Capital