Mentor: Vishal Lugani of Greycroft Partners

fnMentoring functions accelerate your startup and expand your high-tech network through mentoring sessions with founders and featured guest experts. Functions are free to members but require your RSVP. If you are not a member you can apply here. Next week’s featured guest will be:

Name: Vishal Lugani

Vishal Lugani
Venture Capital Investor at Greycroft Partners

Background: Vishal Lugani is an Associate with Greycroft Partners and is a member of the Los Angeles office. His responsibilities include evaluating investment opportunities, sourcing new deals, and working with existing portfolio companies.

Prior to Greycroft, Vishal worked for Bain & Company, a management consulting firm, where he advised clients in Media, Healthcare, Tech, and Utilities. Moreover, he has spent time at Unithrive, a microlending platform, and helped to lead the launch of the Kairos Society, a society aimed at uniting young pioneers to better the world through innovation and entrepreneurship.

Company: Greycroft Partners is a leading early stage venture capital firm focused on investments in digital media. With offices in the two media capitals of the world – New York and Los Angeles – Greycroft is uniquely positioned to serve entrepreneurs who have chosen us as their partners. We leverage our extensive network of media and technology industry connections to help our entrepreneurs gain visibility, build strategic relationships, successfully bring their products to market, and build successful businesses. Greycroft manages over $200MM and has made over seventy investments in leading companies including Huffington Post, Paid Content, Buddy Media, Glam Media, Trunk Club, M5 Networks, Maker Studios, Viddy, Babble, Collective Media, Pulse, and Klout. For more information please visit the Greycroft Partners.

fnMentoring is on Thursday January beginning at 7:00 pm PST. RSVP here to participate in this event.