In this episode of Reimagining Company Culture, we’re chatting with Cat Hernandez, Partner and Founding Team Member of The Venture Collective. Cat spent a decade operating in early stage startups before joining the Primary Ventures partnership in 2015. Tune in to learn Cat’s thoughts on key milestones for portfolio companies, the effectiveness of job referrals, equity driven executives, and more!

By way of background, Cat spent a decade operating in early stage startups before joining the Primary Ventures (www.primary.vc) partnership in 2015. During her tenure, she not only built the foundation of Primary’s post-investment infrastructure, but worked side-by-side with the founders of companies like MIRROR, Vestwell, Chief, Slice, and Electric to name a few. These days, she is a Partner and founding team member of The Venture Collective (www.theventurecollective.com), a transformational, early stage venture business that is focused on backing founders and companies that aspire to reduce the varying layers of palpable inequity in today’s society. They are a support first, milestone driven investor who contributes capital, time, and networks to help positively impactful, fast-growing companies create long-lasting businesses. At its core, they believe that diversity is not only good for business, but necessary for societal advancement. In her spare time, Cat also works closely with the W Fund, ADP Ventures, PeopleTech Partners and NYC BLEND. If you'd like to get in touch, she is @catmhernandez on all the social networks.