Kauffman Fellows announces Class 22
The Kauffman Fellows Program has selected 51 investors from five continents to be part of its Class 22. According to the Silicon Valley-based program, 61 percent of Class 22 are partners, managing directors or CEOs of their respective firms. The program, which runs for two years, is focused on developing leaders in venture capital. Among the firms represented in Class 22 are Blackrock, Social Capital, August Capital, 500 Startups, Microsoft Ventures, SoftTech VC, Tencent, Shasta Ventures, Norwest Venture Partners, Bpifrance, Merck Ventures and the MacArthur Foundation. And, those serving as mentors for Class 22 include Dave McClure, founder and managing partner of 500 Startups; Kate Mitchell, past chairman of the NVCA and partner at Scale Venture Partners; Jeff Clavier, founder and managing partner of SoftTech VC; David Sze, senior managing partner at Greylock; and Josh Stein, a partner at DFJ.
