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With Kayvan Baroumand (Founder, SignalRank), Gautam Shah (CPO, NextGen Healthcare), Brendan Teehan (CCO, Pacira BioSciences), Vaanyasri Goel (Chief Investment Strategist, PACE Family Office), Omri Amirav-Drory (NFX), Jikhan Jung (CRIT Ventures), Rikard Steiber (Luminar VC).
Oct 26 (Mon) @ 05:00 PM       $99
Venue, To Be Announced, SF

 
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Join Legacy Lounge at One Sansome, San Francisco, for an evening with General Partners from major VC firms.

Our conversation spans B2B & enterprise software, AI, health, fintech, & frontier technologies - & the decisions that turn promising ideas into enduring businesses.

The GP lineup is growing. Expect a cross-sector capital playbook: how top investors decide, what they fund, & what comes after the exit.

Scientist. Founder. Investor.

Omri is a General Partner at NFX. He founded Genome Compiler & led it through its acquisition by Twist Bioscience, where he later headed corporate development. His investing & advisory experience includes Mammoth Biosciences, Immunai, & C2i Genomics. He holds a Ph.D. in biochemistry & completed postdoctoral research at Stanford.

Kayvan co-founded SignalRank, which reports training its models on more than one million fundraising rounds. Former COO of Plug & Play & founder & former CEO of Nest GSV, he brings accelerator leadership & experience in systematic venture investing.

Vaanyasri is Chief Investment Strategist at PACE Family Office. A member of the family's third generation with experience at BlackRock, she brings an India-Silicon Valley perspective on venture investing, private equity, AI & investment governance.

Jikhan advises CRIT Ventures & co-founded Gala-Net, the online-game publisher acquired by Webzen in 2013. His experience spans company building, digital distribution & gaming platforms, including executive work at Samsung Electronics & roles at COLOPL & Kabam.

Rikard is US Operating Partner at Luminar Ventures & Founder & CEO of GoodTrust. He helps Nordic founders with US market entry, fundraising strategy & business development. Previously president of HTC's Viveport, he led a platform operating in 60+ countries in 2019.

Gautam, NextGen Healthcare's Chief Product & Strategy Officer, brings 25 years of global experience in product management, AI & healthcare technology. Previously Chief Product Officer at Carelon, he holds 10 granted patents & serves on the board of San Francisco's JCYC.

Brendan Teehan is Chief Commercial Officer of Pacira BioSciences, with a 30-year track record building biopharma commercial teams. Previously COO & Head of Commercial at Acadia Pharmaceuticals; leadership roles at Tesaro, Amgen, & Johnson & Johnson. M.B.A., Carnegie Mellon.

Join us for a thoughtful conversation about building enduring companies, recognizing emerging opportunities, & the decisions that shape what comes next.

The evening

Fireside conversation: From scientific breakthroughs to enduring businesses.

The Capital Playbook: GP perspectives across B2B, AI, health, fintech, & frontier technology. Additional investors will be announced as confirmed.

Curated conversation & connections: An intimate room of founders, CXOs, investors, & experienced operators.

Limited to 50 guests, with registration approval, so there is room for meaningful conversation.

Request your place-we'd love to welcome you.

This gathering is designed for:

Founders building AI-native, data-driven, health, technology, or infrastructure companies

Venture investors, angels, family offices, & private-market allocators

Exited founders exploring their next company, board role, or investment chapter

Senior operators responsible for product, commercialization, partnerships, or growth

Corporate innovation & strategic investment leaders

Legal, banking, intellectual-property, & market-access professionals

Selected ecosystem partners whose expertise contributes meaningfully to the room
Arnaud Auger - Cathay Innovation / C.Lab
2.5B AUM $1B Fund III 120+ portfolio companies

Brett Horton - CIO, Paris-Roubaix Group
Single-family office VC, PE, hedge funds & alternatives

Kayvan Baroumand - Founder, SignalRank
Former COO, Plug & Play Former CEO, GSV Labs

Omri Amirav-Drory, PhD - GP, NFX
$450M fund $500K-$5M checks Founder exit to Twist Bioscience

Ray Wu - Managing Partner, AI Fund, Alumni Ventures
20+ years investing Former HP & Cisco corporate venture

Rio Hodges - Associate Partner, Antler US
Antler: $1B+ AUM Day-zero investing

Partnership & Sponsorship Inquiries
Legacy Lounge works selectively with brands & firms that add meaningful value to the room. Request here.
 
 
 
 
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