In a New York State of VC (Recruit Rockstars 386)
In case you missed it, Venture Capital is booming everywhere\u2026 not just in Silicon Valley.
New York is one of those places. And Primary VC is one of those firms.
So I wanted to find out how they\u2019re doing it.
Gina Yocom is Director of Talent at Primary VC, where she\u2019s focused on building & engaging the firm\u2019s network.
Gina is a connector at heart. She\u2019s mastered how to built relationships & opportunities that accelerate growth of Primary\u2019s 50 portfolio companies.
No surprise. She\u2019s seen this movie before. Previously, Gina was Partner on the Market Development team at Andreessen Horowitz.
Primary VC focuses exclusively on seed-stage NY-based market-defining companies. And you\u2019ve been a customer. They include Ticketfly, Slice, Latch, Deliveroo, Noom, and Chief.
Their successful exits include Mirror (acquired by Lululemon) and Jet (acquired by Walmart.)
Primary VC\u2019s portfolio is a who\u2019s who of New York growth companies. Here\u2019s how Gina has built a network of who\u2019s who in New York.