Luke S.

Luke S.

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Expert coach for those looking to leverage MBA to break into VC

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Studied at University of Chicago

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Works at New Stack Ventures

Available Thursday at 1:30 AM UTC

Usually responds within 9 hours

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Luke’s Venture Capital Qualifications

Experience level: Senior Associate

10+ people coached for Venture Capital

Open to working with clients outside the U.S.

- Interned at M25 VC during MBA - Leveraged internship at FJ Labs during MBA into FT role - Have led / supported over 50 private markets transactions at FJ Labs - Head our India investment practice - Wrote about Opportunity Fund best practices & why diversification works in venture

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About Luke

The path to VC or entrepreneurship isn't easy. Leverage my experience to chart your own course. My path was circuitous, with most of the time spent in the startup world. Some context below & reach out for advice - I'd love to help! At bswift, I contributed to a rapidly growing company - when I interned there were 50 people and by the time I left after the $400M acquisition by Aetna, I had 450 coworkers. At the core of my experience was learning how to create an amazing user experience. After that, I joined an early stage fintech startup where I led teams across Romania, Israel, and the US. I rounded out my product experience at a Series C stage startup, focusing my attention on reporting, APIs, and integration. I led initiatives like creating an organization wide North Star metric to guide our company to outcomes instead of just building features. In all, I worked for three venture-backed startups before transitioning into VC full-time at M25, the most active seed stage firm in the Midwest. I leveraged my Booth MBA and experience at M25 to level up to one of the most prolific angel funds in the world, FJ Labs. I am now a Principal at New Stack where I invest in founders that are often overlooked.

Why do I coach?

I coach because I find great satisfaction in helping others succeed and reach their goals. Having received guidance and support from mentors throughout my own career, I believe in paying it forward and supporting others on their journey.

Work Experience

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Principal

New Stack Ventures

June 2024 - Present

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Principal

FJ Labs

July 2020 - May 2024

Note: started as an intern, overlapping with M25 experience and started FT in April '21

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Associate

M25 Venture Capital

February 2020 - April 2021

Yello DBA RECSOLU Logo

Product Manager

Yello DBA RECSOLU

October 2018 - February 2020

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Product Manager

Eved LLC

July 2016 - September 2018

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Product Manager

bswift

June 2014 - July 2016

Education

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University of Chicago

MBA, Finance & Entrepreneurship

2018 - 2021

Note: I only applied to Chicago-based programs to stay close to family (but ended up moving to NYC anyway)

Luke was also personally admitted to

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    Kellogg School of Management (Northwestern)

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