College Women Into VC with Harvard’s Isabella Mandis and host Catherine Gray Ep. 409

Catherine Gray, the host of Invest In Her, interviews Isabella Mandis, an undergraduate student at Harvard. She is the founder of Girls Into VC (the first organization dedicated to empowering the next generation of female venture capitalists and championing women-led startups) and Rising Stars Review (a platform to highlight young talent). She is a Kleiner Perkins Fellow and was one of the youngest people to be listed on Forbes 30 Under 30’s regional list.

Starting at a young age, Isabella was interested in entrepreneurship and helping others. In high school, she did academic research for university professors and built her own algorithm to reduce racial and gender bias in machine learning—her research was published in an international peer-reviewed journal. Isabella also worked at several startups and is certified to teach English as a second language. Since arriving at Harvard, she has pursued her interest in venture capital, acting as a Venture Scout for Alumni Ventures under Yard Ventures & Women’s Fund, and the first and sole Harvard undergraduate Campus Investment Partner for The MBA Fund Isabella recognized the grave gender disparities in venture capital and wanted to help make the field more diverse—leading her to create Girls Into VC. Rising Stars Review was founded to promote and inspire young talent.

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