Reda Jaber could have gone in a few directions after graduating in 2014 from the University of Michigan with a trio of graduate degrees.
But rather than go into medicine or clinical research, Jaber opted instead to pursue a career in the venture capital industry. Jaber, who has an MBA, connected with Birmingham-based IncWell LLC, a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage startups where he’s now a partner.
Through IncWell, Jaber became a venture fellow in a program run by the Michigan Venture Capital Association that seeks to groom talent to work in the state’s growing venture capital industry.
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MVCA Chairman Doug Neal, managing director of eLab Ventures in Ann Arbor, said venture capital firms in Michigan right now are in much the same situation as the startup companies in which they invest.
“Venture funds are formed and have to grow their talent just like the startups we invest in. And just like startups, a lot of the learning is on the job. A lot of entrepreneurs learn early on and hands-on how to do things,” he said. “In the startups and the firms, it’s all about the right talent.”
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