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“Our goal is to invest in the next generation of industry defining entrepreneurs and changemakers.” —Jackson Cummings, Head,
Wellington Access Ventures (WAV)
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Jackson
Cummings
Head of Wellington Access Ventures (WAV) Prior to joining Wellington Management, Jackson was an Investor at Salesforce Ventures where he worked on or led over 30 investments and led various equality initiatives, including deploying capital into Black and underrepresented founders. Read more
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Frederik
Groce
Deal Lead, Wellington Access Ventures (WAV) Prior to joining Wellington Management, Frederik was a Partner at Storm Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm based in Palo Alto,California. Prior to Storm, he was the CEO of Stanford Student Enterprises, an organization which manages business enterprises created ‘for and by students’. Read more
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Van
Jones
Deal Lead, Wellington Access Ventures (WAV) Prior to joining Wellington Management, Van was a Partner at Drive Capital with a particular focus on enterprise SaaS and cloud-based data infrastructure companies (2019-2021). Prior to working at Drive Capital, Van co-founded Hello Tractor, an ag-tech company based in Nigeria which focused on improving food and income security throughout sub-Saharan Africa (2014-2019). Read more
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Sasha
McKenzie
Deal Lead, Wellington Access Ventures (WAV) Prior to joining Wellington Management, Sasha was a Principal at H Venture Partners, an early-stage venture capital firm based in Cincinnati, Ohio. Prior to H Ventures, she was an Investment Banking Associate at Bank of America Merrill Lynch in the Global Consumer & Retail Group. She started her career as a consultant for RR Donnelley in New York focused on supply chain and logistics for Fortune 500 media companies. Read more

We have hundreds of public and private investors across Wellington. I believe being able to leverage their research and combine it with ours sets us apart. It’s really a global tapestry of knowledge.

Van Jones, Deal Lead, Wellington Access Ventures (WAV)
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Supporting the next generation of entrepreneurs

We highlight how Wellington Access Ventures, our early-stage VC platform, partners with historically underrepresented founders and offers the capital, resources, and networks that these companies have historically lacked.

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2024-05-31
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Alternative Investment Outlook

This collection provides timely ideas across the spectrum of alternative investments -- including hedge funds, private equity, and private credit.

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2025-06-30
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Private equity market in 2023

In the first episode of WellSaid Season 2, Co-Head of Private Investing Michael Carmen joins host Thomas Mucha to share his constructive outlook for today's rapidly evolving private market landscape. In addition, they discuss the role of ESG in privates, how Wellington collaborates with entrepreneurs, and much more.

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2024-02-29
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Global Economic Outlook — 2023
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Five key ESG topics for private companies in 2023

Our ESG for Private Investments Team explores five critical ESG topics for private companies in the year ahead.

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2023-12-31
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