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StartOut New York is delighted to present Meet the Money, part of our access to capital program, generously sponsored by Lowenstein Sandler LLP.
We've assembled a top roster of LGBTQ-led startups, who will pitch top New York VCs & Angel investors. First, we will start with a panel discussion covering the latest trends in New York's startup community including an audience Q&A. Following, we will have five startups who will present to the panel of judges.
Join us on May 3, 2018 atLowenstein Sandler LLP, 1251 Avenue of the Americas, 17th Floor, New York, NY 10020 between 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm.
Register today to meet New York's top Angels, VCs & independent investors:
Alicia Syrett, Angel Investor, Pantegrion Capital
Alicia Syrett is a recurring Panelist on CNBC's PowerPitch & MSNBC's Your Business. Contributor. She's featured in CNBC's Make Me A Millionaire Inventor, TechCrunch, Forbes, USA Today, Entrepreneur, Huffington Post, Associated Press, CNBC's Cash Crowd, & Fox Business's Risk & Reward. Named as one of the 25 Angel Investors in New York You Need to Know by AlleyWatch. She's an instructor for Steve Blank's Lean Launchpad course at Columbia University. Alicia was recently named as one of Wharton's "40 Under 40" young alumni by Wharton Magazine.
Lorine Pendleton, Member, Pipeline Angels
Lorine Pendleton is an angel investor with Pipeline Angels & advisor to women & diverse-led companies. Her portfolio includes: Cisse, Traklight, Hire an Esquire, Portfolia Fund & Tastemakers Africa.She is a business development executive with extensive marketing, strategy & sales experience in the legal, entertainment & tech industries. Named by Marie Claire as the "50 Most Connected Women in America" & by Medium the "200 Women of Color to Follow on Twitter." Guest judge on the breakout new TV series BET/Centric TV pitch show "Queen Boss."
Nisa Amoils, Angel Investor
Nisa Amoils is a venture capitalist, an active Board Member & former entrepreneur. Since 2010, Nisa has been an angel investor with a portfolio focus on mentoring & supporting female founders. Nisa's investing focus is on emerging frontier technology & has invested in consumer, marketplaces, & enterprise SaaS in the past. Nisa is a regular judge & panelist on CNBC, MSNBC & Fox. Nisa is also a member of New York Angels. She holds a business degree from the University of Michigan & a law degree from University of Pennsylvania.
Vanessa Pestritto, Partner, Lattice Ventures
Vanessa Alexandra Pestritto is Partner at Lattice Ventures. She invests in blockchain, the future of work, fintech, AI & infrastructure. Pestritto is an active advisor to entrepreneurs through her roles as EIR at Friends of eBay, Mentor for the NYU Berkley Venture Competition, Pod Leader for P3 Parity Professionals, named a Top Latino Tech Leader by the New America Alliance, & Founder of the Gladiator Club which provides access & resources to high potential founders. Previously, she served as Executive Director at the New York Angels. Pestritto holds a Bachelor's Degree from NYU Stern School of Business.
Moderated by Ed Zimmermanchair of the Tech practice at Lowenstein Sandler LLP.
Throughout Ed Zimmerman's 26 years at Lowenstein Sandler, he's served as legal counsel to hundreds of start-ups, growth companies, venture capital & growth equity/PE funds. Ed has taught VC in the MBA program at Columbia Business School for 12 years, & prior to that taught at Rutgers Law School for 8 years. Ed has angel invested in more than 100 startups & invested as an LP in more than 30 venture funds. Ed has published more than 100 columns on tech startups & growth companies (and sometimes wine), mostly on the Accelerators page of The Wall Street Journal, where he currently serves as a WSJ expert panelist, & in Forbes. He co-founded & runs both VentureCrush, which also includes VentureCrushFG (formerly known as FirstGrowthVC)and VentureCrushAV.
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Register today to meet & hear from our intrepid startup entrepreneurs - call for startups to follow shortly.
Schedule:
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm - Registration*, drinks, hors d'oeuvres & networking
7:00 pm - 7:45 pm - Panel Discussion & Audience Q&A
7:45 pm - 8:15 pm - Startups Present
8:15 pm - 9:00 pm - Drinks & networking
*Please bring your ID
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