Why Are You Passionate About Venture Capital?
VC in 33 Seconds
What makes venture capital so exciting? In this video, Ron Levin shares how running a VC fund is about more than just returns — it’s about backing visionary founders tackling the world’s biggest challenges. From global health to technology, discover how venture investing can drive large-scale impact while creating powerful opportunities for growth.
VC in 33: Why Are You Passionate About Venture Capital?
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In this video, Ron Levin explains why venture capital is one of the most meaningful ways to create change. By investing in bold founders solving major global challenges across industries and regions, VC funds have the potential to drive real impact — while also generating strong returns. Discover how purpose and performance come together in early-stage investing.
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Ron Levin:
I think the great thing about running venture capital fund is that we get to invest in opportunities that can really solve big problems for large swaths of humanity. And I don’t say that lightly, but I really mean that we have the opportunity to invest in companies that are solving problems for all areas of the world, in all sectors of the economy. There are great opportunities coming every day that we see from dynamic, innovative founders that are really trying to solve the world’s biggest problems, and we can be there to help support them and also achieve remarkable returns on that investment.
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