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SF Open Source AI Week
Oct 18 - Oct 26

Newark Tech Week
Oct 12 - Oct 20
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
With Omri Amirav-Drory (General Partner, NFX), Kayvan Baroumand (Founder, SignalRank), Vaanyasri Goel (Chief Investment Strategist, PACE Family Office), Jikhan Jung (Advisor, CRIT Ventures), Rikard Steiber (US Operating Partner, Luminar Ventures), Gautam Shah (Chief Product and Strategy Officer, NextGen Healthcare), Brendan Teehan (Chief Commercial Officer, Pacira BioSciences).
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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