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Columbia Venture Community (CVC) is hosting an exclusive symposium to Limited Partners (LPs) & General Partners (GPs) to discuss strategies & network.
This four (4) hour symposium is the launch of a private investing special interest group for CVC. According to surveys of membership, over 13% of CVC members are private investors. A staggering 40% of CVC members are founders. Over 60% of membership are C-level leaders.
The focus of this SIG is to connect allocators, managers, & founders in the Columbia Venture Community ecosystem. Our members will get an opportunity to share their knowledge & help members of the community who are investors inform the decisions they make as they map out their strategy for allocating capital. In a hypercompetitive landscape where investors seeking differentiated investment opportunities need every possible edge, CVC members are in a position to improve results by making an investment in the CVC community with their participation in SIG events. Private Investing SIG will share insights on technologies, data, & processes that generate alpha. This first event will share with attendees several viewpoints on the road ahead for this year in private investing.
Get ready to hear from best-in-class LPs & GPs & with the opportunities to network post the event.
Limited free registation available for active allocators & founders of startups with traction. Please contact sponsor at info@apertucapital.com
About Sponsor Apertu Capital: An early stage venture capital fund that invests in deep tech software startups, from pre-seed to Series A stages of fundraising. Apertu Capital focuses on software companies creating new products essential for artificial intelligence, cloud, & developer tools. Apertu Capital is interested in speaking with founders whose makeup includes some of the following characteristics: 1) have pioneered & now lead thriving open source communities; 2) have experience working on highly technical problems; 3) & propose to bring to market deeptech solutions.
Chris Zhang is a Partner at Interplay & CIO of Interplay Family Office, a NYC-based MFO that specializes in growth-oriented, long-term investment strategies in alternative assets.
Prior to joining Interplay, Chris was a top-performing trader from Morgan Stanley NY & HK where he ran trading books across corporate credit, CDS, interest rate derivatives & structured notes & managed portfolio-hedging needs for institutional accounts.
Chris graduated Summa Cum Laude from the University of Pennsylvania where he studied Economics & Math & holds an MBA degree with distinction from Columbia Business School.
Kavita Patel is a Principal on the investment team at MUUS Climate Partners, where she is responsible for sourcing, due diligence, deal execution, & ongoing support of portfolio companies. Kavita's career has been rooted in her passion for sustainable & inclusive economic growth . At BlackRock, Kavita focused on sustainable investing initiatives across topics including climate change, the rise of ESG, & impact measurement of investment portfolios. Her work helped clients understand ESG risks & opportunities, develop policies for sustainable investing, & allocate capital in line with impact objectives.
Kavita earned her MBA at MIT Sloan, as well as the Sustainability Certificate from the MIT Sloan Sustainability Initiative. She has also worked with Women of the World Endowment to advance gender-lens investing. Kavita earned her B.S. in Business & Political Economy from NYU Stern.
Tory Reiss is a three-time founder of venture capital-backed financial technology startups. Previously, Tory was the co-founder of (i) TrustToken, the creator of the world's first fully-backed USD stablecoin, (ii) TrueUSD, which as of July 2021 had approximately $9 billion on average. 30-day volume, & (ili) the lending platform TrueFi, which has processed over $2 billion in loans as of December 2022.
Tory is an active advocate for criminal justice reform & financial literacy in public education. He's also active in the Jewish community as a Bay Area Reality hub leader, a Federation Fellow, & a member of the Federation's Endowment Board. Tory graduated from Northwestern University with a Bachelor of Arts degree focused on behavioral economics & entrepreneurship in emerging economies.
Andy Kangpan joined Two Sigma Ventures in 2017 & is based in New York. He focuses on investments in enterprise software, cybersecurity, & crypto.
Andy has been part of the early stage tech ecosystem in NYC for over a decade as an operator, advisor & investor. Prior to joining Two Sigma, Andy was an investor with ff Venture Capital where he invested in early stage companies building innovative technologies in areas such as robotics & machine learning. Andy attended NYU where he earned a BS in Finance & Marketing.
In his spare time, Andy enjoys skateboarding, gaming, devouring science fiction, & going to concerts around the city.
Peter Kozodoy (cause-uh-doy) is the Chief Executive Officer at Quantum Digital Assets, he is also the award-winning author of the leadership book Honest to Greatness which Barbara Corcoran called "as fascinating as it is informative." He is a serial5000 entrepreneur & TEDx speaker with a BA from Brandeis University & an MBA from Columbia Business School.
Ryan Spagnolo (spahn-yo-loh) is the Chief Investment Officer at Quantum Digital Assets & its first hedge fund offering, Quantum Sky Fund LP. He has managed multibillion-dollar investment porftolios for nearly a decade, specializing in systematic investing & risk management. He holds a BS from Babson College & an MBA from Columbia Business School & is a CFA charterholder.
Agenda
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Opening Mixer
3:35 PM - 4:15 PM
Three Distinct Approaches to Family Office Strategy
4:15 PM - 4:30 PM
Break & Refresh
4:30 PM - 5:15 PM
Risky Business: Cracking the Code on Crypto Investments Post-FTX
5:15 PM - 5:30 PM
Break & Refresh
5:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Keynote Speaker
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Networking & Happy Hour
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