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Session Zero Heroes | TTRPG Actual Play Adventures & Improv StorytellingBusiness Wizards One-Shot (Feat. Sketchy Rolls & Campaign Casters)Join Session Zero Heroes for an extra special one-shot featuring members of the Sketchy Rolls cast and Haven from Campaign Casters as we delve into 9th Level Games' Business Wizards TTRPG!
The Business Wizards TTRPG (Designed by: Nat Mesnard & Pat Watson and Illustrated by: James Stowe) uses the Polymorph System and creates a pun-tastic tabletop roleplaying game that takes players on a magically corporate adventure through the Arcane World of Business.
Follow our "Bizards," representatives from various departments of Dungeon Dealers Realty (DDR), as they are sent to prepare a property for a viewing party. T...
2025-09-252h 43
The Unicorns PodcastVU Venture Partners Investor Story: The most scalable venture fund in the worldIn this episode, Cassandra Harris sits down with J. Skyler Fernandes, a Powerlist 100 VC and the founder and general partner of VU Venture Partners, a global venture capital fund focused on consumer, enterprise, fintech, frontier, healthcare and proptech. The teams investment partners have invested over $1.8B+ to date in over 250 companies — and they have been some of the earliest and largest investors in 20+ unicorns, such as Facebook, Uber, Twitter, Venmo, FabFitFun, Beyond Meat, Oculus, Wish, etc. After explaining what prompted him to abandon his dreams of being a quantum physicist in favour of the world of startups and venture cap...
2022-11-2431 min
INspired INsider Podcast[Venture Capital Series] A Snappy Masterclass on Startup Investments With Sky Fernandes, Co-Founder and General Partner at VU Venture PartnersSkyler (Sky) Fernandes is the Co-founder and General Partner at VU Venture Partners, a venture capital fund. He is also the Founder of Venture University, a multi-stage investment fund and a trade school for venture capital, private equity, and angel investing. Sky has over 15 years of venture capital and private equity investing experience with over 150 portfolio companies. Prior portfolio companies include Beyond Meat (IPO'd, $14B), Sensity (acquired by Verizon, $300M+), ShopKick (acquired by SK Telecom, $200M), Made In Space (acquired by AE Industrial Partners), and more. Sky is also the Co-founder of the #1 startup board ga...
2022-06-1440 min
EUVC#30 J. Skyler Fernandes, Venture University & VU Venture Partners Pt.2This is the second part of our interview with J Skyler, the founder and general partner of Venture University, the world's leading investor accelerator & VU Venture Partners, a multi-stage venture capital fund focused on Consumer, Enterprise, Fintech, Frontier, Healthcare, and PropTech. With $1.8 Billion invested in more than 250 companies, including greats like Beyond Meat, Facebook, Uber, Twitter, Wish and the list goes on, we're excited to bring you the second part of our interview with Skyler. In this episode, you’ll learn:– Why Skyler is hoping to see European founders focus more on what's unique to Euro...
2021-10-2128 min
The European VC#30 J. Skyler Fernandes, Venture University & VU Venture Partners Pt.2This is the second part of our interview with J Skyler, the founder and general partner of Venture University, the world's leading investor accelerator & VU Venture Partners, a multi-stage venture capital fund focused on Consumer, Enterprise, Fintech, Frontier, Healthcare, and PropTech. With $1.8 Billion invested in more than 250 companies, including greats like Beyond Meat, Facebook, Uber, Twitter, Wish and the list goes on, we're excited to bring you the second part of our interview with Skyler. In this episode, you’ll learn:– Why Skyler is hoping to see European founders focus more on what's unique to Euro...
2021-10-2128 min
EUVC#29 J. Skyler Fernandes, Venture University & VU Venture Partners Pt. 1J Skyler is the founder and general partner of Venture University & VU Venture Partners, a multi-stage venture capital fund focused on Consumer, Enterprise, Fintech, Frontier, Healthcare, and PropTech. VU Venture Partners has offices in San Francisco, New York City, and Hong Kong. Skyler is also the Founder & CEO of Venture University, the world's leading investor accelerator for individuals breaking into venture capital, private equity, and angel investing. The team have invested over $1.8 Billion in more than 250 companies, including Beyond Meat, Facebook, Uber, Twitter, Venmo, FabFitFun, Oculus, Oscar, Wish, and other great tech success stories. ...
2021-10-1944 min
The European VC#29 Skyler Fernandes, Venture University & VU Venture Partners Pt. 1J Skyler is the founder and general partner of Venture University & VU Venture Partners, a multi-stage venture capital fund focused on Consumer, Enterprise, Fintech, Frontier, Healthcare, and PropTech. VU Venture Partners has offices in San Francisco, New York City, and Hong Kong. Skyler is also the Founder & CEO of Venture University, the world's leading investor accelerator for individuals breaking into venture capital, private equity, and angel investing. The team have invested over $1.8 Billion in more than 250 companies, including Beyond Meat, Facebook, Uber, Twitter, Venmo, FabFitFun, Oculus, Oscar, Wish, and other great tech success stories. ...
2021-10-1944 min
Succeed Under StressSky Fernandes | Stepping Into the CEO MindsetJ. Skyler “Sky” Fernandes is a Powerlist 100 Venture Capitalist and the Co-founder and General Partner of VU Venture Partners, a multi-stage venture capital fund focused on Consumer, Enterprise, Fintech, Frontier Tech, Healthcare, and Property Tech. VU’s investment team has more than 35 years of VC experience and has invested more than $1.8 billion in 250+ companies, including Beyond Meat, Facebook, Uber, Venmo, Twitter, and more. Sky is also the Co-founder and CEO of Venture University, the world's leading investor accelerator for individuals breaking into venture capital, private equity, and angel investing. In this episode… We all face...
2020-09-161h 02
Founder Friendly: Venture Capital | Startups | TechFounder Friendly: Intro to Venture Capital with J. Skyler FernandesJ. Skyler Fernandes, the founder of Venture University and Simon Ventures, sits down with us to talk about the ins and outs of venture capital. Gain insights on advice for college students looking to enter VC and how to set yourself apart from other candidates.
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2020-03-1135 min
Founder Friendly: Venture Capital | Startups | TechWelcome to Founder Friendly!Welcome to the first episode of Founder Friendly, the podcast brought to you by the tech, entrepreneurship, and venture capital club at NYU. Meet the two co-hosts, Taco and Skye, as we go over who we are and what we hope to cover on the podcast. Tune in for next week's episode about Venture Capital with J. Skyler Fernandes!
For any questions or suggestions, please email founderfriendlysvs@gmail.com.
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2020-03-0802 min