Venture Capital Panel: What's Hot, What's Not! (In-Person)

5 Palo Alto Square,Palo Alto CA 94306

23 March, 2023

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PLEASE READ THE ENTIRE EVENT DESCRIPTION. There is a cover charge for this event. A "YES" RSVP on our meetup site does not confirm your reservation. Space is limited. Please only RSVP "Yes" if you will be attending. Slots are limited. First come, first served! Take advantage of early responder pricing! First Responders $12 plus Eventbrite fees Second Responders $15 plus Eventbrite fees Third Responders $17 plus Eventbrite fees Fourth Responders $20 plus Eventbrite fees Fifth Responders $25 plus Eventbrite fees In order to attend, you must register and pay via Eventbrite. Or, pay $30 cash at the door. A distinguished panel of venture capitalists will discuss what's hot and what's not in the Silicon Valley venture capital and tech startup ecosystem. Please come with your questions and comments. Agenda 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm   Check In,  Food,  Networking 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm   Program 8:30 pm to 9:00 pm    Networking Panelists: (More panelists TBA.) Ephraim Lindenbaum, Managing Director, Advance Ventures Ephraim Lindenbaum is a founder and Managing Director of Advance Ventures a Silicon Valley-based early-stage venture fund. Founded in 1999, Advance Ventures invests across the technology, health and wellness sectors. Advance Ventures actively assists entrepreneurs to take bold risks, build great companies and achieve meaningful exits. Mr. Lindenbaum currently serves as a board member, observer or board advisor to Acerro, Alpha Foods, Front Range Biosciences, MycoTechnology, PathogenDx and Willow Industries. His prior exits with Advance Ventures include: Agnitia Networks (LeadingEdge), Bright Light Systems (Phoenix Lighting), Corvigo (NASDAQ: TMWD), eSports (Ositech), iLoopMobile (LSE: IMO), Inertia Beverage Group ( WineDirect), Kite.io (Quixey) LandSonar (Triangle) MerchEngines (NASDAQ: DLX) Ooba Beverages (HealthyBrands), Parago (NASDAQ: HAWK) Smaato (Spearhead) and SnapMD, (Kinderhook). Prior to co-founding Advance Ventures, Mr. Lindenbaum was the co-founder of interactive media pioneer Broadcast Production Group and served as CEO until its acquisition in 1999 by Parago, a leading global financial engagement management company. He is a lecturer at Stanford Business School, Santa Clara University, San Jose State University UC Berkely and has been featured in Forbes, Inc Magazine, VentureBeat, Wired, CNN FutureWatch and Silicon Valley Business Journal. Sanjit Singh Dang, Chairman and Co-Founder, U First Capital Dr Sanjit Singh Dang has been a successful Venture Capitalist, Corporate Executive, Board Member, Speaker and Writer in Silicon Valley for almost two decades. Sanjit has an excellent track record of driving at least 1 Exit every year: Pensando (Acquired by AMD in 2022), Nextdoor (IPO 2021), Palantir (IPO 2020), Orb Intelligence (Acquired by Dun and Bradstreet in 2020), Pinterest (IPO 2019), DocuSign (IPO 2018), etc. He is currently the Co-Founder and Chairman of U First Capital. Prior to that, he was at Intel Capital where he led Venture Capital investments in Enterprise Software. He has been an Investor and on the Board of several companies, including True Fit (AI for eCommerce, Raised $100M), Reflektion (AI recommendation for eCommerce, Raised $42M), Helpshift (AI-driven Customer Service, Raised $38M) and Enlighted (Smart Lighting, Acquired by Siemens in 2018). He is also an investor in Mirantis (Cloud Computing, raised >$100M), GoodData (SaaS Business Intelligence, raised over $100M) and Arcadia Data (Big Data 2.0, Raised $26M). Alex Marquez, Founder, SVP & Global Managing Director, Experian Ventures Alex Marquez, founded Experian Ventures in 2016 and currently serves as SVP & Global Managing Director for the group. As a leading global information services company, providing data and analytical tools to our clients around the world, we invest in data/analytics, information security, healthcare, automotive and the broader financial services ecosystem. Previously, Alex served as executive icve president at Nantmobile, part of the Nantworks family of companies, building novel consumer mobile applications in health, wellness, and computer vision. Alex was managing director with USAA's corporate development group and a member of USAA's executive management team and built USAA Ventures into one of the most active FinTech CVC after his first year. Alex was a director with Intel Capital, the world’s largest corporate venture group having invested over $14B globally. In addition, Alex was co-founder and CEO of AppScotch, which brought transparency to paid mobile advertising. AppScotch was acquired by AppAnnie in 2016. Moderator: Roger Rappoport, Partner, Procopio Roger Rappoport is a partner at Procopio's Silicon Valley office in Palo Alto. Roger advises emerging growth companies, from inception through exit, and the investors that finance them. He focuses on venture capital and angel investor financings (including convertible notes, SAFEs and other debt financings), mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, distribution, development, manufacturing and licensing transactions, executive compensation, including the establishment of equity incentive plans and general corporate governance. Roger works with clients in a diverse array of industries including software (B2B and B2C), hardware, communications, internet, renewable energy, medical devices, med-tech, biotechnology, and pharmaceuticals. Roger was an entrepreneur for 10 years and is the leader of the firm’s Emerging Growth & Venture Capital practice. Photo and Video Disclaimer: By attending Idea to IPO events, you understand that you may be photographed or videotaped. You agree to allow your photo, video, or film likeness to be used for any legitimate purpose by the event hosts, producers, sponsors, organizers, assigns, and/or by anyone involved in the event in any capacity. This includes usage on social media platforms. For more info on Idea to IPO events, visit: www.idea-to-ipo.com