Meagan Loyst
Founder & CEO of Gen Z VCs
About
I'm a thought leader at the intersection of Gen Z & innovation. I coined the term "Gen Z VC" in my 1st Medium article and lead the largest community of Gen Z innovators globally, the Gen Z VCs Slack community now has 22k+ members from 80 countries & has become a global movement. I've been featured as a Gen Z leader on BloombergTV, Fox Business News, Forbes, WSJ, The Times and more & am a LinkedIn Top Voice as well as Forbes 30U30 lister. I can help with brand-building, GTM strategy, questions about Gen Z, and more!
Experience
LinkedIn Top Voice, Gen Z
Featured as one of 10 content creators globally on LinkedIn's Top Voices: Next Gen list. Have doubled my LinkedIn followers over the past few months to 20k+ as a thought leader on Gen Z, consumer trends, innovation, and investing.
CEO & Founder, Gen Z VCs
Founder of the largest community of Gen Z innovators globally, composed of 22k+ Gen Z investors, founders, students and operators from 80 countries grown entirely organically. š 300k+ messages in our Slack š ~2k job applications in VC & Tech on our Pallet Job Board š $8m+ in savings for Gen Z founders on their Startup Stack via our Builtfirst Marketplace š 350+ students from 110+ universities in our mentorship program š A summit w/ 3,000+ attendees (+ IRL events in New York, London, Chicago, Los Angeles, and more)
Forbes 30 Under 30
Featured on the 2022 Forbes 30 Under 30 Venture Capital list for my work in founding the Gen Z VCs community and movement. I was previously an investor for 3+ years at top funds like Lerer Hippeau ($1.5Bn early stage fund) and General Atlantic ($80Bn growth stage fund) helping startups.