Jul 14, 2026 – 12.05pmEVP has built its partnership ranks to five, naming a 33-year-old former McKinsey & Company associate to co-lead the $400 million venture capital firm.EVPs newest partner Mark Velik. Sarah Thompson has co-edited Street Talk since 2009, specialising in private equity, investment banking, M&A and equity capital markets stories. Prior to that, she spent 10 years in London as a markets and M&A reporter at Bloomberg and Dow Jones.Kanika Sood is a journalist based in Sydney who writes for the Street Talk column.Emma Rapaport is a co-editor of the Street Talk column. Prior to that, she was a markets reporter at The Australian Financial Review.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber?
Venture capital firm EVP names first new partner in seven years
The early-stage investor elevated investment principal Mark Velik on Friday.










