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J. Skyler Fernandes

J. Skyler Fernandes is published by VU Venture Partners as Co-Founder & General Partner - Global. The official professional biography states: Ranked Top 100 Powerlist VC ~15+ years of VC/PE Investing, 150+ Portfolio Companies Select Portfolio Companies: OpenAI, Figure AI, Tyme Group, Wayflyer, Flyr Labs, Beyond Meat (IPO'd, $14B), Sensity (Acquired by Verizon, $300M+), ShopKick (Acquired by SK Telecom, $200M), Made In Space (Acquired by AE Industrial Partners), FabFitFun ($1B+), Spyce (Acquired by sweetgreen), Bear Flags Robotics (Acquired by John Deere, $250M) Former Managing Director of Investments at Cleveland Avenue (VC/PE Fund co-founded by Former CEO & President of McDonalds), focusing on food and beverage brands, food related technologies, and new restaurant concepts Founder, Head, & Former Managing Director of Simon Venture Group (investment arm of Simon Property Group, S&P 100, largest retail real estate company in the world), grew to top 5 corporate VC focused on commerce alongside Google Ventures, Intel Capital, and Comcast Ventures Adjunct Professor at New York University teaching Venture Capital Intensive Creator of Multiple Top Ranked Entrepreneur Resources: #1 Startup Investor Pitch Deck Template (viewed & downloaded 750,000+ times, used by leading business schools and accelerators) Co-Founder of the #1 Startup Board Game: The Next Big Thing: The Game of Entrepreneurship , backed by over 25+ of the top accelerators and VC investors