
Charlie Paradis
5.0
(2)
Raising Money in Venture Capital & Growth Equity | Summit Partners, Harvard
Studied at Harvard University
Worked at Summit Partners
Available today at 11:30 PM UTC
Questions? Start chatting with this coach before you get started.
Charlie's Offerings
Custom hourly · $225/hr
Get help with AI Automation, AI Fundamentals, and .
Charlie also coaches for Venture Capital, Private Equity, Startup Founders, 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 Automation
AI Fundamentals
Competitive Analysis
Cover Letters
Interview Prep
LinkedIn Review
Networking Strategy
Resume Review
Charlie also coaches for Venture Capital, Private Equity, Startup Founders, 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?
On Leland, I help in a variety of ways-- for example, I have helped clients prepare for investor interviews, mock investment memos, case studies, fundraising calls, and broader finance career decisions. My coaching is especially useful for candidates pursuing growth equity, venture capital, private equity, or startup / investing-adjacent roles. I focus on the skills clients actually get judged on: how to think and speak like an investor, structure an investment thesis, answer technical and behavioral questions, understand key financial concepts, and decide which finance path best fits their goals.
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 and coached Venture Capital and Growth Equity.

Investor
Griffin Gaming Partners
2020 - 2021
Education

Harvard University
A.B., Psychology & Economics
2018 - 2023
2 Reviews
Overall Rating
5.0
Knowledge
5.0
Value
5.0
Responsiveness
5.0
Supportiveness
5.0