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The VC Shortlist
The VC Shortlist connects venture firms with non-investment talent for operational roles, facilitating hiring in the venture capital ecosystem.
Overview
What The VC Shortlist does
What The VC Shortlist is
The VC Shortlist connects venture firms with non-investment talent for operational roles, facilitating hiring in the venture capital ecosystem.
How it participates in the startup ecosystem
The current public profile supports community capabilities. Each capability below is shown separately so organization identity and role-specific information do not get conflated.
Operational profile
Organization status and context
Organization status describes the entity itself. Funding and program availability appear within the relevant capability profile.
- Operational status
- Active
- Organization type
- Community
- Structured capabilities
- Community
- Last reviewed
- April 28, 2026
Official channels
Find The VC Shortlist elsewhere
Open the official website or a supported primary organization account.
Capability profile
The VC Shortlist as a community
Community overview
The VC Shortlist is an organization that connects venture capital firms with talent specializing in platform, operations, and back-office roles. It was founded to address the specific hiring needs of VC firms. The organization is based in the United States.
Community focus
The VC Shortlist provides a talent access platform specifically for non-investing roles in venture capital. It offers self-serve talent access and dedicated recruiting services. The organization focuses on candidates with prior venture capital experience, particularly those in platform and operations roles.
Audience and fit
- Audience
- Builders · Operators
- Benefits
- network-access
- Program types
- community
- Selection criteria
- open
- Regions
- United States
Community activity
Notable members
Allie Mullen - VC Platform leader (Antler, Wireframe Ventures), VIA Board Member, Founder of #SYWTWIP newsletter Meagan Strout - Expert recruiter for VC/PE/family offices Jenna Borowski - Head of Community at VIA, ex-Head of Platform at AmFam Ventures Kristen Ostro - 2X founder (Strut & VIA), 15+ years in venture operations
Common questions
What to know about The VC Shortlist
Upseed classifies The VC Shortlist under the Community organization type. Its current public profile includes community capabilities.
Source and update disclosure
Know what this page is based on
Source basis
Public organization and program material, official websites, and structured Upseed records.
Last reviewed
April 28, 2026
Known limits
Capability profiles appear only when a structured public profile also contains decision-useful role evidence. Terms and availability can change.
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