Podcast Episode
Growth Equity & Private Equity, Claire, JMI Equity, Top 5 Growth Equity Fund, $11bn AUM
Elite Finance with Kaushik: Private Equity, Venture Capital, Hedge Fund, Investment Banking Careers·Onefinnet Media·2 February 2026·57 min

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Join Season 4, Episode 5 of the Elite Finance Podcast with Kaushik, with Claire Mendelson, JMI Equity, one of the Top 5 Growth Equity Firms in the world with $11bn AUM - on Growth Equity & Private Equity! The Elite Finance podcast features elite professionals & investors from the top PE, HF, VC, IB & AI firms in the world.
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Kaushik is the leading voice in the High Finance space, having built 3 Private Equity platforms to date, including Onefinnet, the #1 Finance platform in the world.
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00:00: Event Intro
02:30: Claire's Introduction
05:20: Why Growth Equity
09:00: What is Growth Equity
13:55: Growth Equity: What does Founder Partnership look like
19:35: Growth Equity: Future Sectors for Growth investing
24:00: Growth Equity: What makes a great software/Ai Company
29:30: Growth Equity: Day in a life of Senior Associate in Growth Equity Firm
37:10: Growth Equity: What does the growth equity lifecycle of a deal look like
42:55: Growth Equity: Different kinds of Modeling used in Growth Equity
47:25: Growth Equity: Breaking into Growth Equity firms
52:00: How was Wharton MBA experience
53:45: Growth Equity: How to standout at the job
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