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The high cost of the ‘invisible operational barriers in VC
Talks about Venture Capital, Startup and Saas Tools
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Alifya Valiji
Investor at The Council
New York, New York
Overview
Alifya Valiji is currently the Director of Product at Workweek in New York, New York, with a background in investment banking and entrepreneurship. She has held leadership roles in product management and memberships at various organizations, including launch house and Techstars, and has experience as an investment banking analyst at Perella Weinberg Partners.
Valiji's career highlights include founding Closed Round, serving as President of Emory Entrepreneurship & Venture Management, and working as a Venture Associate at Techstars. She has a strong track record of success in product development and investment analysis, particularly within the FinTech sector.
Work Experience
Angel Investor
2024 - Current
The Council is a consortium of women who are active angel investors.
Director of Product, Memberships
2024
Product Manager, Memberships
2023 - 2024
Workweek is a media company that creates business insights and influential contents for professional communities.
Raised $18,444,537.00 from David Rubenstein, Jamie Seltzer, Richard Greenfield and Mike Smerklo.
Senior Product Manager
2022 - 2023
Senior Program Manager, Memberships
2022 - 2023
Program Manager, Memberships
2022 - 2022
A professional social club for founders, investors, and builders to level up and live better
Raised $15,000,000.00 from Chris Ovitz, Ryan Sean Adams, Andreessen Horowitz and Michael Ovitz.
Founder
2021 - 2022
A web-app connecting founders to the right investor for them at the right time.
Platform Lead
2020 - 2022
Supporting the next wave of entrepreneurs and builders - a community and platform for future founders and early stage entrepreneurs.
Day One is a network that provides education, connections, and a fellowship program for founders and entrepreneurs.
Venture Associate
2020 - 2021
Techstars is an accelerator that provides pre-seed investment and mentoring for various early stage startups.
Raised $108,919,999.00 from SVB Financial Group and Foundry Group.
Investment Banking Analyst
2019 - 2020
Investment Banking Summer Analyst
2018 - 2019
Perella Weinberg is a privately-owned financial services firm that provides corporate advisory and asset management services.
Raised $185,000,000.00 from Korea Asset Investment Securities, Fidelity, Cohen Circle and Wellington Management.
President
2017 - 2019
HackATL Director
2017 - 2018
Startup Accelerator Officer
2015 - 2018
CWA Enforcement Data Analyst
2018 - 2018
EPA is an independent executive agency aiming to protect human health and the environment.
Raised $400,000.00.
Investments Summer Analyst
2017 - 2017
Grosvenor Capital Management L.P is a global alternatives investment firm.