Alessandro Zago

VU Venture Partners is a multi-stage venture capital fund focusing on Consumer, Enterprise, FinTech, Frontier, Healthcare, and PropTech

We are investing in a better future for Consumers. Our portfolio strategy is built to reflect the emerging business fields that we believe will add value to people’s lives, to the planet, and to economies around the world. We seek and invest in companies that pursue the convergence of purpose and business. We focus game changing and category building consumer facing technologies and brands in B2C or B2B2C that power the daily needs and the future of the planet of these generations of “New Conscious Consumers” and match their value drivers of lifestyle, wellness, sustainability, community, and inclusivity. Beyond the classic venture requirements, we like businesses that have 2M in historical revenue, signed POs, contracts or pilots, unique distinctive hero products or services, small competitive sets, multiple revenue streams, gross margins above 40%, defensible IP, omni-channel and/or strategic partnerships paths. Our proactive value added angel and visible executive profiles) to C rounds (core seed and A in revenue) in the US (60-70%), Europe (20-30%) and RdW (10%) across our 10 investment spaces covering the way these large, unique, consumer habits shifting, and industries changing demographic generational cohorts discover and buy products and services, eat & drink, dress & look, care & cure, exercise & entertain, and move & ship. This group was initiated by Kevin Colas, who runs its various activities: deal flow origination (from the existing founders and investors network, and quarterly calls with tier 1 to emerging VCs, best in class global corporate CVCs/Corporate Development/Innovation teams, mid size and large family offices with operating activities), calls selection, due diligence (2-3 months process), weekly debrief, investors tallies, fund administration, tax and legal matters, and after deal portfolio companies support and quarterly calls. Kevin Colas is a strategy and public/private GP and LP investment professional with 20+ years of experience.

VU Venture Partners is a multi-stage venture capital fund focusing on Consumer, Enterprise, FinTech, Frontier, Healthcare, and PropTech

We are investing in a better future for Consumers. Our portfolio strategy is built to reflect the emerging business fields that we believe will add value to people’s lives, to the planet, and to economies around the world. We seek and invest in companies that pursue the convergence of purpose and business. We focus game changing and category building consumer facing technologies and brands in B2C or B2B2C that power the daily needs and the future of the planet of these generations of “New Conscious Consumers” and match their value drivers of lifestyle, wellness, sustainability, community, and inclusivity. Beyond the classic venture requirements, we like businesses that have 2M in historical revenue, signed POs, contracts or pilots, unique distinctive hero products or services, small competitive sets, multiple revenue streams, gross margins above 40%, defensible IP, omni-channel and/or strategic partnerships paths. Our proactive value added angel and visible executive profiles) to C rounds (core seed and A in revenue) in the US (60-70%), Europe (20-30%) and RdW (10%) across our 10 investment spaces covering the way these large, unique, consumer habits shifting, and industries changing demographic generational cohorts discover and buy products and services, eat & drink, dress & look, care & cure, exercise & entertain, and move & ship. This group was initiated by Kevin Colas, who runs its various activities: deal flow origination (from the existing founders and investors network, and quarterly calls with tier 1 to emerging VCs, best in class global corporate CVCs/Corporate Development/Innovation teams, mid size and large family offices with operating activities), calls selection, due diligence (2-3 months process), weekly debrief, investors tallies, fund administration, tax and legal matters, and after deal portfolio companies support and quarterly calls. Kevin Colas is a strategy and public/private GP and LP investment professional with 20+ years of experience.

Loyal is a venture fund designed to reduce the risk and illiquidity of the asset class. Investors benefit from a highly diversified portfolio and the flexibility to buy or sell units quarterly. We invest in top founders from three trusted networks: INSEAD, a top five business school; FI, the largest pre-seed accelerator; and our community of 200+ investors. Since 2018, Loyal has invested in 400+ companies in 70+ countries. We support them with 1,000+ advisors, earning loyalty for preferred access to follow-on deals. loyal.vc

NSIN, the National Security Innovation Network, is an unrivaled problem-solving network in the U.S. Department of Defense that adapts to the emerging needs of those who serve in the defense of our national security. We are dedicated to the work of bringing together defense, academic and entrepreneurial innovators to solve national security problems in new ways. CREATE A WORLD THAT IS BETTER. SAFER. STRONGER.

Come Grow with Us 너, 나, 우리의 보다 의미 있는 삶을 위한 전진 여러분의 시작을 현대자동차에서. Established in 1967, Hyundai Motor Company is committed to becoming a lifetime partner in automobiles and beyond, offering a range of world-class vehicles and mobility services in over 200 countries. Employing more than 120,000 staff worldwide, Hyundai has sold about 4.6 million vehicles globally. Hyundai Motor continues to enhance its product line-up with vehicles built on solutions for a more sustainable future, such as NEXO -- the world’s first dedicated hydrogen-powered SUV. Further information about Hyundai Motor and its products is available at - http://www.hyundai.com. - http://worldwide.hyundai.com Career website: https://talent.hyundai.com (Korean)