Investing Essentials: Fireside Chat with a First-Year Venture Capitalist

Join Polsky Center Entrepreneur-in-Residence Doug Monieson, MBA ’89, and Isha Mehrotra in a fireside chat about being a first-year venture capitalist.

Mehrotra is drawn to deeply technical early-stage software and AI teams that are building at the frontier, backing founders who turn cutting-edge technology into durable products. Her experiences as an engineer and entrepreneur define how she partners with founders at Uncork: with empathy for the hard moments, conviction in the long game, and hands-on support when things move unpredictably.

Isha earned a BS in computer science with honors and an MBA from the University of Chicago, where she was a Siebel Scholar and a recipient of the Hyde Park Angels Venture Capital Award.