Carson Vest is an Associate at Denver Ventures, focusing on diligence for the fund and early-growth syndicates. She previously worked in investment banking at Barclays and early-stage investing with 4WARD.VC and the Marshall Venture Fund.

What Carson can write

Writes checks of$250K to $3M
Comes in atPre-seed, Seed, Series A, Series BCan lead the round
Pitch pageSubmit on their siteThe firm asks founders to apply here.

Denver Ventures writes $250K to $3M checks, larger than 33% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. Barclays · investment banking
  2. 4WARD.VC · early-stage investing
  3. Marshall Venture Fund · early-stage investing
  4. LA Climate Week · founder
  5. Denver Ventures · Associate
    Now
  6. Denver Ventures · investment associate
    Now

Companies founded

LA Climate Week

Focus

venture capitalearly-growthclimate

Education

USC’s Marshall School of Business, B.S. & M.S. in Finance

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Questions

Who is Carson Vest?

Carson Vest is an Associate at Denver Ventures, focusing on diligence for the fund and early-growth syndicates. She previously worked in investment banking at Barclays and early-stage investing with 4WARD.VC and the Marshall Venture Fund.

How much does Carson Vest invest?

Carson Vest invests through Denver Ventures, which writes checks of $250K to $3M at pre-seed, seed, series a, series b.

How do I pitch Carson Vest?

A warm intro from a founder Denver Ventures backed works best. A short LinkedIn note with one line on traction is the next best route.

What did Carson Vest do before Denver Ventures?

investment banking at Barclays; early-stage investing at 4WARD.VC; early-stage investing at Marshall Venture Fund; founder at LA Climate Week.

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