Role of HR in Venture Capital

The world of startups, where new technologies, progress, change, innovations, and all these rounds of financing are inscribed in the landscape, oh yes – this world seems to be incredibly attractive. The ambition of most founders is to build a company that will convince millions of users with its product or service. The path to achieving the unicorn status, which is a symbol of success, is not, however, all with roses, but with hard work, determination and dedication. However, as is well known, and I subscribe to it myself – it is worth following your dreams.

However, is there a place to build HR processes in these dynamic, constantly changing organizations? Is this topic marginalized due to narrow budgets and concentration on other equally important areas? So is HR put on the shelf and, in general, one can argue that HR in startups is simply not there?

With an open mind, albeit a bit skeptical, I started my next conversation as part of the “Winged HR” podcast. Together with Szymon Janiak, Managing Partner and Co-founder in the czysta3.vc venture capital fund, we talked about the role of HR in companies financed by VC. And what turned out? The conclusions and experiences shared by Szymon have significantly changed my perspective and I think that there is nothing more exciting than building organizational culture and HR processes in companies driven by change, which are characterized by a “wild innovation rush”.