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Trends & Outlook For US Startup Investments
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| With Alexander Fleischer (Dir. Innovation Ecosystem & Ventures, Capgemini), Luigi Lenguito (Founder/CEO, BforeAI), Andre Puong (Cathay Capital), Guy Mounier (Founder/CEO, Aptivio), Emily McNeill (Eden Global Partners), Alexia Lingart (Investment Mgr, Creadev).
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| Capgemini, 79 5th Ave, #300, New York
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Nov 14 (Thu) @ 06:00 PM
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The U.S. remains one of the most attractive markets for startup investment, with abundant capital & a strong entrepreneurial ecosystem. However, competition for funding is fierce, & startups must stand out to secure investment. Understanding how U.S. investors evaluate opportunities is key to cutting through the noise & positioning your business for success.
Join us for an engaging panel discussion that will offer valuable insights into how U.S. investors determine where to invest their capital & what they look for in early- to mid-stage startups.
What to Expect:
Hear directly from U.S.-based investors who will share their decision-making processes, criteria for funding, & the trends shaping their investment strategies.
Learn from startups that have recently raised, or are in the process of raising, funds with U.S. investors-offering first-hand accounts of what it takes to secure backing.
Gain practical advice on how to differentiate your startup, craft a compelling pitch, & build investor relationships to increase your chances of securing funding.
Connect with like-minded professionals during the networking session, while exchanging ideas over drinks & bites.
Who Should Attend?
This event is ideal for startup founders looking to raise capital, investors seeking new opportunities, & anyone interested in the evolving dynamics of U.S. funding. With 70-80 attendees expected, join us to engage with industry experts & expand your professional network while gaining actionable insights into the U.S. investment ecosystem.
Moderator:
Name: Alexander Fleischer
Title: Executive Director, Innovation Ecosystem & Ventures
Company: Capgemini
Bio: Alexander Fleischer is the Executive Director Innovation Ecosystem & Ventures of Capgemini's Applied Innovation Exchange. His role entails connecting & partnering with startups, venture capital firms, accelerators & incubators in emerging technologies to find the most innovative ideas solving the global challenges that Capgemini's corporate clients will face in the next decade. He also is an ambassador for technologies like VR, AR & AI within & outside Capgemini.
Alex has 10+ years of innovation, strategy, digital transformation & leadership experience from different industries & worked in Germany, Hungary & the US. He started his career in Telecommunications & worked in consulting before he joined Capgemini in May 2022. Alex has a bachelor's degree in International Business & a master's degree in Corporate Strategy & Service Management from an international program across Germany, Chile & India.
Speaker 1:
Name: Luigi Lenguito
Title: Founder & CEO
Company: BforeAI
Bio: Luigi Lenguito is the founder & CEO at BforeAI, driving the company's vision, strategy & sales. After recognizing the need for a shift in the cybersecurity paradigm - from a reactive to a preemptive approach - he decided to invest in applying behavioral predictive analytics to network data. And now, under his leadership, BforeAI is pioneering predictive security through its PreCrime solutions.
Since childhood, Luigi has had a passion for IT. Over his 30-year career, he gained a range of experience & skills from IT operations to M&A & cybersecurity before launching several entrepreneurial ventures. Today, he is committed to advancing innovation in predictive security & ensuring organizations stay one step ahead of cyber threat.
Luigi is a dedicated supporter of initiatives fostering the next generation of diverse tech talent & entrepreneurship. Originally from Naples, Italy, Luigi can be found between Montpellier, France & New York City, US - he is an active participant in a multitude of associations (ECSO, GCA, ABA, IAFCI, APWG) seminars and, in his off-time, indulges his love of speed tracking his Dallara Stradale.
Speaker 2:
Name: Andre Puong
Title: Partner
Company: Cathay Capital
Bio: Andr Puong is a New York-based private equity professional with 16+ years of experience doing control & non-control equity investments in the lower middle market in North America & Europe. He spent most of his career at Cathay Capital, based in New York & also worked in Paris. Prior to Cathay Capital, Andr was with Fosun International, one of the largest private-sector investment groups in China. Previously, Andre was strategy consultant & an enterprise software engineer in both France & the US.
He's also had throughout his career extensive business dealings with Europe & China, & a track record of cross-border strategic partnerships / business development, all leveraging his broad ecosystems across North America, Europe & Asia.Born to a Chinese family & raised in France, Andr is a graduate of the Ecole Centrale Paris & of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He also holds an MBA from the Harvard Business School.
Speaker 3:
Name: Guy Mounier
Title: Co-Founder & CEO
Company: Aptivio
Bio: Successful Entrepreneur in Enterprise AI. Cumulative Sales of $100M/Raised $30M for 2 B2B SaaS Startups (1 successful exit, 1 asset acquisition). Capitalizing on the Paradigm shift from traditional workflow-based to agent-based approaches to build Aptivio, the world's first AI Agent Platform for Sales Pipeline Growth.
Aptivio AI is at Series A stage with over 60 clients in B2B SaaS & Enterprise Services. It leverages billions of external data points per day to find hidden revenue opportunities, interested buyers & warm intros, & orchestrate a team of GTM AI agents to move your buyer engagement forward. Prior to that, I co-founded & ran CustomerMatrix, a FinTech for Corporate KYC & Client Onboarding backed by HSBC Ventures & acquired (assets acq.) by Med Tech Group, a $100M IT Services firm.
Prior to CustomerMatrix, I co-founded, bootstrapped, & ran BA Insight to become the leader in Agile Information Integration Platform for improving employee & customer interactions. The Company has 10% of Fortune 1000 as Clients, Major Federal & Local Government Agencies, & over 2 million professional users. BA Insight was acquired by Upland Software Inc, a NASAQ-listed $315M Work Mgt. Software company.
I am part of the 2014 Young Leader program of the French American Foundation, dedicated to help strengthen the relationship between France & the United States. I volunteer & help fundraise on behalf of several non-profit organizations in the areas of STEM Education, High-Tech Accelerators, & Young Entrepreneurs. I hold two Master's degrees, one in Mathematics from Harvard University, & one in Computer Science & Electrical Engineering from Ecole Centrale Paris.
Speaker 4:
Name: Emily McNeill
Title: Vice President
Company: Eden Global Partners
Bio: Emily McNeill is a Vice President at Eden Global Partners, a New York-based permanent capital investment & advisory firm focused on partnering with growth-stage businesses building future proof solutions across healthcare, industrial innovation, & financial services.
Emily joined Eden in 2021 to build out the healthcare investing strategy at Eden & leads thematic sourcing & deal execution across the healthcare IT, innovative care delivery, & pharma-tech verticals. At Eden, Emily led the investment in patient access platform, Zocdoc, as well as an investment & strategic partnership with a next-generation personal lines insurance business, Openly.
Prior to joining Eden, Emily focused on later-stage majority investing at EQT Partners as part of the US Private Equity strategy, based in New York. At EQT, Emily primarily focused on healthcare sector deal execution & portfolio management including the acquisition of contract research organization, Parexel, & portfolio acquisition of healthcare revenue cycle business, eSolutions. Emily started her career in the Investment Banking Division at Morgan Stanley.
Speaker 5:
Name: Alexia Lingart
Title: Investment Manager
Company: Creadev
Bio: Alexia (Lingart) is an Investment Manager at Creadev, an evergreen investment firm operating worldwide, with a strong focus in FoodTech & AgTech sectors. Based in New York, she specializes in supporting impactful US venture & growth stage companies.
Alexia brings deep expertise in portfolio management, M&A, & private equity, with board member & board observer roles across various companies. Her investment focus includes retail tech, healthy food accessibility, functional ingredients, agricultural automation, & AI-driven precision farming, all aimed at fostering sustainable food production & distribution.
She is actively involved in networks that promote & accelerate the success of women in business, fostering diversity & recognition in the workplace through organizations like Women in Venture Capital & SISTA.
Thank you to our Sponsor & Host:
Event Attendance & Code of Conduct Policy
Attendance & Refunds
All guests must be registered ahead of time to be able to attend the event & are required to provide IDs at the time of check-in. Failure or inability to register & provide identification at the event check-in will result in your exclusion from the event.
To be eligible for a refund, all cancellation must be communicated to info@faccnyc.org 24 hours prior to the start of the event.
Kindly note that if you do not show, no refunds will be issued. If you are experiencing any symptoms, are not feeling well, or have tested positive for COVID-19 prior to the event, please inform us at your earliest convenience at info@faccnyc.org.
Code of Conduct
The FACC-NY is dedicated to providing a pleasant & inclusive event experience for everyone regardless of gender identity & expression, sexual orientation, disabilities, neurodiversity, physical appearance, body size, ethnicity, nationality, race, age, religion, or other protected category. We do not tolerate harassment of event participants or staff in any form & take violations of our policy seriously & will respond appropriately.
The FACC-NY reserves the right to refuse admittance to, or remove any person from, any event at any time in its sole discretion. This includes, but is not limited to, attendees behaving in a disorderly manner or failing to comply with our conduct policy, & the terms & conditions herein. The event organizers may take any action they deem appropriate, including warning or expelling the offender from the event with no refund.
Please note that our event policy strictly prohibits the attendance of individuals under the legal drinking age of 21 at events where alcohol is served, in compliance with New York City regulations.
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