
Charlie Paradis
Raising Money in Venture Capital & Growth Equity | Summit Partners, Harvard
Studied at Harvard University
Worked at Summit Partners
Available tomorrow at 3:30 PM UTC
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Charlie's Coaching Offerings
Custom hourly · $185/hr
Get help with AI Fundamentals, Cover Letters, and .
Charlie also coaches for Private Equity, Startup Founders, Venture Capital, Career Coaching, Life Coaching, College, and Comedy, Stand-Up & Improv. View all.
Charlie’s Startup Careers Qualifications
Coaches professionally
Experience level: Associate
I help CEOs and operators as they prepare to raise capital by translating investor expectations into clear, practical fundraising guidance. I have 4+ years across Private Equity, Growth Equity, and VC, and most recently served as an investor on Summit Partners’ flagship $10B fund, focused on technology investments. I also spent a year at Griffin Gaming Partners, where I evaluated earlier-stage gaming companies and infrastructure businesses. I graduated from Harvard, where I taught the largest Venture Capital club on campus to 100+ undergraduates. I designed the curriculum myself and mentored students on investing fundamentals, company analysis, and how to think like a VC or growth equity investor. I bring that same investor perspective to helping founders sharpen their pitch, anticipate diligence questions, and communicate their business more effectively.
Charlie can help with:
AI Fundamentals
Cover Letters
Competitive Analysis
Networking Strategy
Interview Prep
LinkedIn Review
AI Automation
Resume Review
Charlie also coaches for Private Equity, Startup Founders, Venture Capital, Career Coaching, Life Coaching, College, and Comedy, Stand-Up & Improv. View all.
About Charlie
I have 4+ years investing across Growth Equity, Venture Capital and Private Equity. I spent 3 years at Summit Partners, one of the world's largest and longest-standing Growth Equity firms, where I was recruited as a Technology Investor out of the firm's flagship $10B Growth Equity Fund XII. At Summit, I sourced and executed on several deals and was promoted early. I additionally spent a year in Venture Capital at Griffin Gaming Partners, where I evaluated earlier-stage gaming-related opportunities. I graduated from Harvard with an AB in Psychology and Economics. While at Harvard, I designed and taught a semester-long course to the largest undergraduate Venture Capital club (100+ undergraduates).
Why do I coach?
I discovered my passion for coaching as an undergraduate, and I’ve always found it rewarding to help others understand complex concepts and apply them toward their goals. On Leland, I’ve had particular success helping candidates prepare for finance interviews by teaching them how to think and speak like an investor, anticipate common interview questions and understand key financial concepts.
Work Experience

Associate
Summit Partners
June 2023 - December 2025
Technology Investor out of Summit's flagship $10B fund

Mentor
Curious Cardinals
January 2020 - January 2024
Mentored students 6-12th grade about Venture Capital and Growth Equity.

Investor
Griffin Gaming Partners
2020 - 2021
Education

Harvard University
A.B., Psychology & Economics
2018 - 2023