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G-Fellow Advisor Session with Eylul Kayin

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About Event

​G-Fellows is excited to host Eylul Kayin, Partner at Primary Ventures Partners

​Prior to Gradient, Eylul Kayin was an investor with NEA and Softbank, where she backed a number of category-defining companies including Flexport, Brex (acq. by Capital One), Cato, Claroty, Chime (NASDAQ: CHYM), Ethos (NASDAQ: LIFE), Material Bank, Neotract (acquired by Teleflex) and Eargo (NASDAQ: EAR). Eylul started her career at Morgan Stanley and has a bachelor’s degree in Economics and Mathematics from Columbia University. Outside of work, Eylul can be found mastering the slopes on her skis, experimenting with Mediterranean cooking or reading an arcane book about the Ottoman Empire.

​​​Your Host

​Grace Gong

​Grace hosts Smart Venture Podcast and Venture with Grace. Her podcasts have featured high-profile guests such as C-level executives and VPs from companies like Google, Meta, Amazon, Microsoft, Instagram, DoorDash, Pinterest, Cisco, Salesforce, NVIDIA, Snowflake and more. Additionally, she has interviewed Managing Partners from top funds, many of whom have appeared on the Forbes Midas List, as well as unicorn founders from companies like Craigslist, Square, Loom, and Glean. Grace regularly posts about technology, venture capital, and entrepreneurship and has been recognized as a LinkedIn Top Voice in Finance. She is also a #1 Bestselling author in the venture capital category on Amazon New Release. Before her media ventures, she worked in venture capital and private equity. Connect with her on LinkedIn @GraceGong.

​Smart Venture Media Leading media company in the VC and startup space. Home to Smart Venture Podcast, Venture with Grace, and Smart AI Leadership Summit, a premier AI summit in San Francisco. Also home to the Smart AI 100 List and Summit, a curated ranking of the top 100 early-stage AI startups (top 0.43% of 23,250+ seed and Series A companies) backed by insights from over 100 top VCs managing $230B+ in capital and enhanced with proprietary CB Insights data. Summits speakers include the President of Cisco, CRO of Nebius, COO of Box, CVP of Microsoft, SVP of Vercel, VP of Meta, VC Partners from Sequoia, a16z, Bessemer, Index, Coatue, Pear among others. Founders of Crusoe, Turing, Higgsfield, etc. Our mission is to bridge the gap between emerging AI startups and the capital, customers, and community they need to scale through data-driven analysis, exclusive invite-only events, and authentic storytelling that reflects the real conversations happening in Silicon Valley.

​​​​About G-Fellows​​

​G-Fellows brings together an exclusive cohort of the most driven undergraduate students from top universities across the country for four weeks from April 10 to May 10. Each G-Fellow sources promising startups, tracks emerging industry trends, and nominates founders to pitch leading investors. G-Fellows are guided by tier-one VC and founder advisors, and get direct access to some of the hottest startups in Silicon Valley through hands-on workshops designed to help them land their dream internship and become truly industry-ready. This is real experience — the network, the reps, and the credibility to walk into any room in venture or tech and belong there. Grace Gong founded G-Fellows — part of Smart Venture Media — alongside Founding Fellow Siya Verma, who has been with the program from day one, to bridge the gap between the most talented students in the country and the venture world they're trying to break into

​Featured Fellows

​Aditya Punjani is a freshman at the University of Wisconsin–Madison studying Computer Science, Mathematics, and Data Science. He’s been interested in venture capital for a while and has spent time building connections across different states, helping connect startups with venture funds. Alongside that, he’s focused on AI/ML and the quant space, and is currently conducting research in reinforcement learning and computer vision. He’s also looking for summer internship opportunities. Outside of academics and work, he enjoys traveling with friends, discussing scientific theories (especially unconventional or “conspiracy” ones), playing guitar, playing sports, and listening to music.

​Alana Sung is a freshman at Wellesley College, with dual enrollment at MIT, studying mathematics and computer science. On the technical side, she conducts research at MIT CSAIL, writes papers on applying ML to sports statistics, and is active in competitive programming and math competitions. She’s also built apps for non-profits. Across startups, she’s worked on GTM campaigns for 10+ companies (Forbes 30 Under 30, YC, and a16z), and is currently the Growth and Partnerships Lead at SH1P, a student founder accelerator—where she runs a content network of 500+ creators and grew her LinkedIn to 4.1K followers in under three months. She’s especially interested in AI, regularly attends hackathons, and helps organize events connecting student builders across the country, with a focus on supporting and investing in early-stage founders. Outside of work, she enjoys watching sports, trying new food, and “sidequesting” around Boston.

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Hosted By
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Grace Gong
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